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The Phone-Free Family Time App for Android Parents Who Set Rules They Keep Breaking

You have rules for phone-free family time. The first three evenings the rule held. By the second week, the rule and the notifications were in a fair fight, and the notifications kept winning.

Phone-free family time on Android works when the screen is locked, not when you’re trusting yourself to ignore notifications during dinner — Pause Moment locks the screen for the windows you set, with your photo of your kids and your written words. The lock works because Android allows the app to lock the screen for the duration you chose, not because you got better at willpower. The notifications keep arriving on your phone but stay invisible. The window holds. The next pause fires tomorrow at the same time.

This summarizes phone-free family time on Android. Pause Moment’s full guide for parents: The Phone Lock for Parents Who Want to Be Present (Not Another Screen-Time Tracker).

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