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The $50 Brick has helped CNET’s video producer Jessica Fierro shave hours off of her daily average iPhone screen time.

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  1. @craigwapples4200

    May 25, 2024 at 10:04 am

    Paying to not be on your phone is crazy

  2. @HyliasChosenOne

    May 25, 2024 at 10:37 am

    Can’t you just uninstall the app, or go into your settings and disable the apps(Android)? This sounds like a cheesy cash grab. Do not buy.

    • @bettyh3747

      May 25, 2024 at 11:20 am

      Would work to reduce interruptions at work or a child at school. Why uninstall then turn around and reinstall.

    • @HyliasChosenOne

      May 25, 2024 at 11:36 am

      @@bettyh3747 phones have parental features. And even with the clicks for uninstalling/reinstalling it’s still free.

    • @meric12131415

      May 26, 2024 at 4:51 pm

      Ummmm I don’t think there’s an app for that

    • @HyliasChosenOne

      May 26, 2024 at 4:59 pm

      Phones have “child mode” and some phones have features like “work mode” or “down time” that can take care of unwanted interruptions. And these are all free.

    • @meric12131415

      May 26, 2024 at 5:09 pm

      @@HyliasChosenOne most phones have do not disturb a few have a so called child mode work mode though that hasn’t existed since the palm and blackberries

  3. @diamondDanny12345

    May 25, 2024 at 11:17 am

    What’s the point of this when screen time exist? Seems incredibly stupid

  4. @bettyh3747

    May 25, 2024 at 11:21 am

    This would be of interest reducing social media interactions during school or work time.

  5. @xX12VincEXx

    May 25, 2024 at 11:48 am

    50$ is just a scam.. You can do the same with 0.5$ NFC Tags and a free “Task App”

  6. @maxentityita

    May 25, 2024 at 6:15 pm

    or you can learn autocontrol or use android do not disturb in custm mode wtf is the point

  7. @thesubmaster9935

    May 26, 2024 at 2:47 am

    just write the same code on a nfc sticker, save $49 ????

  8. @CynthiaZadeh

    May 26, 2024 at 9:07 am

    Just delete these apps from your phone and dont download them. They are trash.

  9. @Xtechi

    May 26, 2024 at 9:58 am

    Changing the mode or scene is Free and does the same thing

  10. @oceantransistor

    May 26, 2024 at 12:03 pm

    I did one better. I deleted those apps. ????

  11. @javtimestwo

    May 26, 2024 at 3:15 pm

    This item is totally unnecessary. All someone has to do is already use the installed apps to keep your screen time down. NEXT!

  12. @meric12131415

    May 26, 2024 at 4:51 pm

    ???? ah I thought this would literally brick your phone I’d probably by that though

  13. @Expl0rer.

    May 27, 2024 at 4:03 am

    How about focus mode

  14. @iMoha46

    May 27, 2024 at 2:49 pm

    paying for this is such a first world problem lmao go spend that money on something else

  15. @lavaot5207

    May 27, 2024 at 4:27 pm

    There is an app on android called forest that does pretty much the same thing, but it mostly blocks your acess to aps in general , so I think this could easily be an app

  16. @juliendepolo4760

    May 27, 2024 at 6:19 pm

    You could just do a specific focus/do not disturb setting that would be easier to set up than this brick… And cheaper! ????

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