This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.
This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/this-9-key-physically-locks-your-most-addictive-apps/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/this-9-key-physically-locks-your-most-addictive-apps/
This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.
7 Comments
ekZepp@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 27d
This one do the same for less
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social · 10 pts · 27d
It's pretty hard to lock only specific apps with this one, though.
667@lemmy.radio · 10 pts · 27d
Well, you see, I have a different phone for every app.
RogueBanana@piefed.zip · 0 pts · 27d
You can quite literally do that by setting up different profiles on android, it was specifically made for that exact purpose. If you are going out of your way to switch to your slop profile often then I don't see how effective a physical key would be either. I am pretty sure I have seen some apps on fdroid to do something similar as well with nfc and qr code.
Edit: Also why do people even have notifications enabled for those slop readers and complain that they are tempting them to read more slop? The only notifications I have enabled on mine are for signal, email, foss app stores, music apps, etc. And notification sounds are disabled for everything as well.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 27d
Oh, no, I think you would need a different phone for every app.
undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 27d
If the whole idea is to just add some friction then you can use your password manager to generate a password for that profile you can't possibly remember, instead of using a numeric PIN. That way each time you want to switch to it you will have first to go unlock your password manager.
Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 27d