Brick features and How-Tos

Edit apps, remote Brick, greyscale, product questions

Activate Brick at specific days and times! Tap 'Schedules' on the bottom row of the Brick app Press + in top right corner to start a schedule Name you...

Activate Brick without Device

Hold down the Brick icon in the app for 5 seconds and confirm to Brick without the device.

Greyscale with Brick

Greyscale can be activated with Brick using this step-by-step guide. Feel free to reach out to hello@getbrick.app with any questions! Check out our ...

Make Brick Stricter

Activate Strict Mode Prevents users from deleting the app and removes an Emergency Unbrick if Screen Time is toggled off in settings. Strict Mode can ...

Parental controls with Brick

While Brick is designed as an opt-in tool to help adults and kids manage distractions, some parents have successfully used it to support healthier pho...

Non-Safari Browsers

Non-Safari browsers (Yahoo, Chrome, DuckDuckGo) can be blocked by Brick in the App Picker. Unfortunately since they are not integrated with Apple like...

Block vs Allow mode

Brick offers two ways to set up Brick - block and allow mode. Block mode Best if you want to access the majority of your phone's apps, and only want t...

App Picker source

The App Picker screen is generated by Apple and not by Brick. The list is from current apps, deleted apps, and visited sites. Unfortunately we are not...

Device compatibility

Brick is currently supported for iPhones running iOS 16.2 or later. We are working on Android and would love to keep you updated if you sign up here ...

Emergency Unbricks

Brick offers 5 emergency unbricks to unlock your phone without the Brick device if you need immediate access. We offer 5 so they're available in a pin...

Multiple phones + bricks

Multiple phones can work with one Brick and one phone can work with multiple Bricks.

The App Picker Screen is controlled by Apple, who has set a 50 app limit. If you're hitting the limit, we recommend switching between block and allow ...

Downloading apps when bricked Whether new apps are bricked depends on the mode. The App Store can also be bricked to deny access to downloading apps. ...

Select the mode name under the Brick icon to edit apps. Select the pen app of the mode you'd like to edit, and then the pen under select apps to edit....