Focus Mode and Screen Time
Focus Mode gives one Activity a protected pocket of attention. Screen Time Controls can add a stronger boundary by helping you put meaningful action before distracting apps.
Start a Focus Session from an Activity
Focus Mode belongs to a concrete Activity. Start it when you want to work on one thing, keep the timer visible, and make progress easier to resume.
A Focus Session can include quiet support like a soundscape and a clear end point. The point is not to track every minute perfectly; it is to protect a real attempt.
- Choose one Activity before starting.
- Use the timer as a container, not a score.
- End, pause, or adjust the session when real life changes.
What Focus Protection means
Focus Protection is the stricter version of Focus Mode. It can restrict selected apps while a real Focus Session is running, so the boundary starts after you choose meaningful work rather than from a passive reminder.
Calendar reminders and deep links can take you to the Activity or Focus drawer, but they do not silently start app blocking. The user action matters.
Meaningful First
Meaningful First is a Screen Time rule for the start of access: do one qualifying Kwilt action first, then open selected apps for the allowed window.
A qualifying action can be meaningful progress such as completing a to-do or finishing a Focus Session, depending on the rule you set. This keeps the control tied to real follow-through instead of generic willpower.
Set up Screen Time Controls
Screen Time Controls live in Settings and may also be offered contextually after Focus use. Setup asks for Screen Time permission, lets you choose apps or categories, and then lets you choose the rule that matches your intent.
If permission is denied or revoked, Kwilt should explain the recovery path instead of pretending the restriction is active.
- Use Focus Protection when the boundary should exist during Focus Sessions.
- Use Meaningful First when you want selected apps to wait until progress happens.
- Review selected apps and rules from Settings whenever the boundary stops fitting.
Understand what unlocks access
Meaningful First unlocks selected apps only after real progress in Kwilt. Passive actions like opening Kwilt, browsing Today, editing settings, or chatting with AI should not count by themselves.
When access opens, the point is not to celebrate distraction. The feedback should be quiet: you did the meaningful thing first, so the boundary can relax.
Know what happens on unsupported builds
Screen Time features depend on iOS Screen Time capabilities and the right app entitlement. Some simulator or development builds may show Screen Time as unavailable even when the settings surface exists.
If Screen Time is unavailable, Focus Mode still works as a normal Activity session; only app blocking is unavailable.