YouTube can be useful for a lesson, tutorial, or music. It becomes a distraction when the next recommended video replaces the task you opened your phone to complete.
Create a focus profile that blocks YouTube during the hours you want to study or work. Leave it out of profiles where you intentionally use it.
Start a 25-minute Pomodoro-style session or choose a custom timer. Block YouTube along with other distractions such as social apps, games, and distracting websites.
When your interval ends, decide whether YouTube belongs in your break before opening it. A planned break is different from ending a work block because an algorithm suggested another video.
Use a focused interval with YouTube blocked during the work portion.
Block YouTube alongside other distractions during your session.
Review the routines that help you protect your study time.
Yes. Add YouTube to a focus profile or Pomodoro session so it stays unavailable during the study interval you started.
No. When the session ends, YouTube is available again unless you start another session or use a profile that includes it.
Yes. Leave YouTube out of the profile you use for watching a lesson, and include it in the profile you use for homework or writing.
If Shorts or another video app is the next place you go, add it to the same session. The useful list is the one that matches your actual detour.
StrictBlock is for people who need more than reminders. Choose what to block, start a focus session, and let your iPhone become easier to ignore.
