Tutorials
Quick tutorials for one sec’s most important features.
Intervention Boosters
Intention Tracking [iOS]
Please note: Intention Tracking is currently only available on the iPhone version of one sec. We’re working on bringing that functionality to other pl...
Customize the Intervention [iOS / Android / Desktop]
Interventions in one sec are small exercises that pop up before you can continue to the app, by default the Breathing Exercise . The goal of each int...
Safari Extension [iOS]
You can also intervene websites using one sec by installing the Safari extension: Open iOS Settings, scroll down and select “Safari”. Scroll down and ...
Journaling [iOS]
If enabled, the journaling intervention will prompt you to write 25 words the first time you open social media in the morning (and/or in the evening)....
Healthy Alternatives [iOS]
Healthy alternatives are displayed within the interventions to give you additional motivation to not continue to the app you’ve just attempted to op...
Add Websites to Intervention [iOS / Desktop]
To intervene websites on iPhone, please install the Safari Extension . When visiting a website you can then tap on the extension button → one sec → a...
Intentional App Switching [iOS / Android / Desktop]
Sometimes it’s necessary to leave social media and quickly switch between apps : to check contact info, a note, or a location in Maps. The goal of on...
Adding Custom Apps [iOS]
I do my best to offer a large list of popular apps by default. If an app is missing, you can learn how to add it in this tutorial. If you feel like an...
Focus Filters [iOS]
Focus filters allow you to modify intervention behavior automatically based on your current Focus . You can modify interventions to get longer, di...
Scheduling of Interventions [iOS]
Open one sec’s settings and go to Intervention Schedule . Enable the toggle, and select the hours that one sec’s interventions should be active. You ...
Doomscrolling Emergency Brake
Re-Intervention [iOS / Android / Desktop]
Re-Interventions interrupt doom-scrolling in a target app after a set time, requiring another intervention to resume use. This is especially useful to...
“Don’t get Lost” Reminder Notifications [iOS]
Open one sec’s settings → Don’t get lost and select a time-span that’s suitable for you. Set up the additional “App Closing” Shortcut Automation. This...
Dynamic Island Timer [iOS]
This feature is only available on devices with a Dynamic Island (iPhone 15 Pro and newer). Show your target app usage time in the Dynamic Island along...
Blocking
Block apps after waking up [iOS]
Similar to the Scheduling of Interventions and Scheduled Blocking , you can also set up one sec to block apps after waking up. Open one sec’s setti...
Scheduled Block [iOS]
Similarly to scheduling the interventions itself, you can also schedule to block apps completely. In that case no intervention is displayed, but a blo...
Porn Blocker - Adult Content Detox [iOS]
The Adult Content Detox feature blocks porn across all web browsers and web views on your device – and you can lock yourself out of changing that back...
Block Apps [iOS]
With one sec, you cannot only intervene apps, you can also completely block apps (and websites!) when needed. There are different ways to block apps...
Integrations
Structured ↔️ one sec Integration [iOS]
Structured is a planner app that visualizes your tasks in a beautiful timeline of your day. It’s made by my friend and fellow indie dev, Leo Mehlig. ...
Lengo ↔️ one sec Integration [iOS]
LENGO is a language learning app for more than 25 languages. It’s made by Nils Bernschneider, a friend and fellow indie app developer. With our new fr...