User guide
Android
Set up Usage Access and session blocking on Android.
Android
On Android, Milo The Pup can block selected apps during a focus session.
Set up blocking
- Open Milo The Pup Settings.
- Tap Usage access and allow Milo The Pup.
- Optional: turn on Accessibility for Milo The Pup. This helps detect app changes faster.
- Return to Milo The Pup.
- Start a session with at least one app selected.
When you open a blocked app, Milo shows a blocking screen until the focus period ends, you pause, or you stop the session.
Usage Access is also needed for Top apps today on Home.
What works on Android
- Focus timers, breaks, and cycles
- App blocking during focus sessions
- Top apps today
- History and Insights
- Notifications
- Home-screen widget (streak when idle; live session timer when running)
- Ongoing session notification while a focus block is active
- Plus purchase and restore
Scheduled rules
You can create and save rules on Android. They are not enforced automatically yet. Scheduled blocking works on iPhone only.
Troubleshooting
- Reopen Usage Access and confirm Milo The Pup is allowed.
- Select at least one app for the session.
- Try enabling Accessibility for Milo The Pup.
- Return to Milo The Pup after changing permissions.
- If blocking stops in the background, remove battery restrictions for Milo The Pup in your phone Settings.