Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time • Hacker News Board

Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time

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Post by ferrous69 » Thu, May 11, 2023, 1:51 AM UTC

anteloper wrote: post #130

ferrous69 wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> no manual shortcut setup. just one click to add an app you want to moderate Is that true? When I click an app I'd like to moderate I see yellow text saying "Finish Setup!" Then I'm brought to the recorded video explaining how to do the shortcut setup. One click set up would be sweet, but I'd be somewhat surprised to hear apple lets you do the whole shortcut setup for the user. Would also be nice if the interrupt af…

ahh sorry should have specified - one-click functionality is available for iOS 16 and later, since that's when the ScreenTime API was integrated. if you/when you do upgrade to iOS 16, you won't get the new version of clearspace automatically, you'll need to delete your existing app and then re-download. (you'll also want to turn off that shortcut that you set up when you do that :)

oh! I should've checked my os was up to date before doubting you. finally I'll do the update I've been avoiding.

Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time

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Post by anteloper » Thu, May 11, 2023, 2:05 AM UTC

nhourcard wrote: post #53

love this. note that i struggled to find UK's country code in your list.

thanks. will take a look and fix.

Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time

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Post by anteloper » Thu, May 11, 2023, 2:06 AM UTC

verse wrote: post #30

Hope you make an Android version

Optimistically targeting end of this year, drop your email here and you'll be the first to know when we're live :) https://www.getclearspace.com/#newsletter

Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time

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Post by breck » Thu, May 11, 2023, 3:09 AM UTC

eks391 wrote: post #78

breck wrote: post #27

My phone broke about a year ago and I never replaced it. That has made my life a lot better. More time to be in the moment with people and think. Highly recommend it. (I have an iPad Pro as you still need something that can run apps, but there's no risk of me lugging that thing around)

I have dreamed of ditching the phone but haven't because so many sites that require a phone number to make an account, and some that use that number to validate your identity. How do you get around this?

Google Voice. Without Google Voice it would be near impossible (maybe there are some other good VOIP solutions but not sure).

You definitely do need a phone # for accounts and auths.

Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time

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Post by eep_social » Thu, May 11, 2023, 3:20 AM UTC

anteloper wrote: post #45

fastball wrote: post #31

I've been using the app for a few months to gatekeep Twitter and Instagram, and my only real issue is that sometimes when those apps are linked to from other places, I just want to be able to quickly see it and then stop my doomscrolling. e.g. if my friend sends me a tweet, I want to be able to click the link, read the tweet, and then be immediately locked out of the app. With the current system, I click the link, ha…

love this callout, this is definitely on our roadmap. we refer to it internally as "one-tweet." basically - we'd love to be able to either 1. render that single tweet on the shield so you don't even have to enter the app to see it or 2. let you passively stack up all the links you get sent socially, like a reading list, so you can work through them all at once. will keep you posted on which way we go but definitely g…

I emphatically do not want another to-do list from option 2. I would suggest a toggle to disable it if you end up implementing this way.

> “one-tweet”

I want to “peek” at this tweet but I do not want to use Twitter.

Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time

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Post by siquick » Thu, May 11, 2023, 3:38 AM UTC

My partner and I have been using this for a couple of months to curb phone addiction and happy to say it has worked wonders for both of us. I was spending more than an hour scrolling Reddit before but now I look at I for maybe 5 minutes a week.

You’ve changed our lives - thank you

Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time

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Post by _rohan » Thu, May 11, 2023, 4:13 AM UTC

anteloper wrote: post #51

_rohan wrote: post #50

Looking at my screen time stats, I spend most of my phone time in the browser. Is there a way to restrict specific websites instead of the browser as a whole?

Yep you can do that! See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35890537 in this thread for explicit instructions :)

I tried this, it didn’t work. It blocks the browser app as a whole instead of specific websites.

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Post by phone8675309 » Thu, May 11, 2023, 5:39 AM UTC

Love the app. It’s been very helpful. My only problem is the subscription model. If you had one-time payment for a lifetime license I would buy it in an instant.

Great product, has saved me a lot of time and focus, wish I could have more than one app without a subscription.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, May 11, 2023, 5:56 AM UTC

roycebranning wrote: post #61

breck wrote: post #44

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No. For emergencies have had to rely on nearby human beings, like the 1990's.

Any crazy stories from this?

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Post by annie_muss » Thu, May 11, 2023, 6:29 AM UTC

What are you thoughts on people with ADHD using your app? Do you think they benefit from the same approach or something different? Do you plan to do anything to tackle the more emotional side of app/web addiction?