Opal: Screen Time Control

In this update, we’ve addressed several minor issues and made overall improvements. As always, please share your feedback with us!

In this update, we’ve addressed several minor issues and made overall improvements. As always, please share your feedback with us!

A new Opal. Opal has always worked when you set the rules. 4.0 adds something new: Opal can now read your day on its own: it learns when you sleep, when you focus, when you scroll. It steps in when it helps and stays out of the way the rest of the time. Heads up, two things have moved: • Blocks are now called Rules. Same feature, new name. You'll find everything in the My Apps tab,. • Breaks are now called Unblock. You can unblock at any time from the My Apps tab. What's new: • Timer. One tap to focus for a set block of time, when you need to study or get in the zone. • Opal Score. A daily reading on Focus, Sleep, and Rest. • Sounds. A library of focus mixes and ambient tracks. • New MileStones. Belts for attention, earned through real focus. New ones available. • Autofocus. Intelligent nudges that keep you on track when you're distracted. You asked, we built: • Overlapping rules, so you can stack them. • Always Allowed, so Opal never blocks your essentials like health, maps, or banking. • Never Allowed, so you can set your own permanent restrictions. • Single-app unblock, so you can open one app without breaking the rule. • Digital Detox, longer timers for a few days at a time. Now in 9 languages, including Simplified Chinese. As always, share feedback through Settings, then Support. We read all of it. Let us know if any of your favourite features are missing, we removed some things but don't worry - they'll be back soon! If you're on X, feel free to like, retweet, or comment on our launch announcement: https://x.com/opalapp The mission is the same. Align computers with human wellbeing. 4.0 is a big step in that direction and there will be a lot more to come!

A new Opal. Opal has always worked when you set the rules. 4.0 adds something new: Opal can now read your day on its own: it learns when you sleep, when you focus, when you scroll. It steps in when it helps and stays out of the way the rest of the time. Heads up, two things have moved: • Blocks are now called Rules. Same feature, new name. You'll find everything in the My Apps tab,. • Breaks are now called Unblock. You can unblock at any time from the My Apps tab. What's new: • Timer. One tap to focus for a set block of time, when you need to study or get in the zone. • Opal Score. A daily reading on Focus, Sleep, and Rest. • Sounds. A library of focus mixes and ambient tracks. • New MileStones. Belts for attention, earned through real focus. New ones available. • Autofocus. Intelligent nudges that keep you on track when you're distracted. You asked, we built: • Overlapping rules, so you can stack them. • Always Allowed, so Opal never blocks your essentials like health, maps, or banking. • Never Allowed, so you can set your own permanent restrictions. • Single-app unblock, so you can open one app without breaking the rule. • Digital Detox, longer timers for a few days at a time. Now in 9 languages, including Simplified Chinese. As always, share feedback through Settings, then Support. We read all of it. Let us know if any of your favourite features are missing, we removed some things but don't worry - they'll be back soon! If you're on X, feel free to like, retweet, or comment on our launch announcement: https://x.com/opalapp The mission is the same. Align computers with human wellbeing. 4.0 is a big step in that direction and there will be a lot more to come!

A new Opal. Opal has always worked when you set the rules. 4.0 adds something new: Opal can now read your day on its own: it learns when you sleep, when you focus, when you scroll. It steps in when it helps and stays out of the way the rest of the time. Heads up, two things have moved: • Blocks are now called Rules. Same feature, new name. You'll find everything in the My Apps tab,. • Breaks are now called Unblock. You can unblock at any time from the My Apps tab. What's new: • Timer. One tap to focus for a set block of time, when you need to study or get in the zone. • Opal Score. A daily reading on Focus, Sleep, and Rest. • Sounds. A library of focus mixes and ambient tracks. • New MileStones. Belts for attention, earned through real focus. New ones available. • Autofocus. Intelligent nudges that keep you on track when you're distracted. You asked, we built: • Overlapping rules, so you can stack them. • Always Allowed, so Opal never blocks your essentials like health, maps, or banking. • Never Allowed, so you can set your own permanent restrictions. • Single-app unblock, so you can open one app without breaking the rule. • Digital Detox, longer timers for a few days at a time. Now in 9 languages, including Simplified Chinese. As always, share feedback through Settings, then Support. We read all of it. Let us know if any of your favourite features are missing, we removed some things but don't worry - they'll be back soon! If you're on X, feel free to like, retweet, or comment on our launch announcement: https://x.com/opalapp The mission is the same. Align computers with human wellbeing. 4.0 is a big step in that direction and there will be a lot more to come!

A new Opal. Opal has always worked when you set the rules. 4.0 adds something new: Opal can now read your day on its own: it learns when you sleep, when you focus, when you scroll. It steps in when it helps and stays out of the way the rest of the time. Heads up, two things have moved: • Blocks are now called Rules. Same feature, new name. You'll find everything in the My Apps tab,. • Breaks are now called Unblock. You can unblock at any time from the My Apps tab. What's new: • Timer. One tap to focus for a set block of time, when you need to study or get in the zone. • Opal Score. A daily reading on Focus, Sleep, and Rest. • Sounds. A library of focus mixes and ambient tracks. • New MileStones. Belts for attention, earned through real focus. New ones available. • Autofocus. Intelligent nudges that keep you on track when you're distracted. You asked, we built: • Overlapping rules, so you can stack them. • Always Allowed, so Opal never blocks your essentials like health, maps, or banking. • Never Allowed, so you can set your own permanent restrictions. • Single-app unblock, so you can open one app without breaking the rule. • Digital Detox, longer timers for a few days at a time. Now in 9 languages, including Simplified Chinese. As always, share feedback through Settings, then Support. We read all of it. Let us know if any of your favourite features are missing, we removed some things but don't worry - they'll be back soon! If you're on X, feel free to like, retweet, or comment on our launch announcement: https://x.com/opalapp The mission is the same. Align computers with human wellbeing. 4.0 is a big step in that direction and there will be a lot more to come!

A new Opal. Opal has always worked when you set the rules. 4.0 adds something new: Opal can now read your day on its own: it learns when you sleep, when you focus, when you scroll. It steps in when it helps and stays out of the way the rest of the time. Heads up, two things have moved: • Blocks are now called Rules. Same feature, new name. You'll find everything in the My Apps tab,. • Breaks are now called Unblock. You can unblock at any time from the My Apps tab. What's new: • Timer. One tap to focus for a set block of time, when you need to study or get in the zone. • Opal Score. A daily reading on Focus, Sleep, and Rest. • Sounds. A library of focus mixes and ambient tracks. • New MileStones. Belts for attention, earned through real focus. New ones available. • Autofocus. Intelligent nudges that keep you on track when you're distracted. You asked, we built: • Overlapping rules, so you can stack them. • Always Allowed, so Opal never blocks your essentials like health, maps, or banking. • Never Allowed, so you can set your own permanent restrictions. • Single-app unblock, so you can open one app without breaking the rule. • Digital Detox, longer timers for a few days at a time. Now in 9 languages, including Simplified Chinese. As always, share feedback through Settings, then Support. We read all of it. Let us know if any of your favourite features are missing, we removed some things but don't worry - they'll be back soon! If you're on X, feel free to like, retweet, or comment on our launch announcement: https://x.com/opalapp The mission is the same. Align computers with human wellbeing. 4.0 is a big step in that direction and there will be a lot more to come!

A new Opal. Opal has always worked when you set the rules. 4.0 adds something new: Opal can now read your day on its own: it learns when you sleep, when you focus, when you scroll. It steps in when it helps and stays out of the way the rest of the time. Heads up, two things have moved: • Blocks are now called Rules. Same feature, new name. You'll find everything in the My Apps tab,. • Breaks are now called Unblock. You can unblock at any time from the My Apps tab. What's new: • Timer. One tap to focus for a set block of time, when you need to study or get in the zone. • Opal Score. A daily reading on Focus, Sleep, and Rest. • Sounds. A library of focus mixes and ambient tracks. • New MileStones. Belts for attention, earned through real focus. New ones available. • Autofocus. Intelligent nudges that keep you on track when you're distracted. You asked, we built: • Overlapping rules, so you can stack them. • Always Allowed, so Opal never blocks your essentials like health, maps, or banking. • Never Allowed, so you can set your own permanent restrictions. • Single-app unblock, so you can open one app without breaking the rule. • Digital Detox, longer timers for a few days at a time. Now in 9 languages, including Simplified Chinese. As always, share feedback through Settings, then Support. We read all of it. Let us know if any of your favourite features are missing, we removed some things but don't worry - they'll be back soon! If you're on X, feel free to like, retweet, or comment on our launch announcement: https://x.com/opalapp The mission is the same. Align computers with human wellbeing. 4.0 is a big step in that direction and there will be a lot more to come!

We've received a huge amount of feedback on our major update, and I've been reading it all. Thank you. What's been especially encouraging is how many people are loving Autofocus. We're seeing some of the strongest reactions we've had to a feature in a long time. At the same time, we've also heard frustration from many longtime users. It's absolutely fair. The good news is we're moving fast. We've been shipping updates every few days, fixing issues, restoring workflows, and acting on your feedback as quickly as we can. Our goal is to build a product that can help today's Opal users, but eventually also billions of people build a better relationship with technology. The excitement around Autofocus and the new direction gives us confidence we're building something better. The feedback from our longtime users is giving us real fuel to make it better, faster. We're grateful for both. Thanks for sticking with us and helping us build the next chapter of Opal. New since the major update 4.0 - App Uninstall Protection. Stop yourself from deleting Opal while you're in a block. Turn it on in Settings. - Opal Labs, starting with Speedbump. Opt into experimental features, with a home card that shows when Speedbump is active. - Hard Mode for Timers. Lock yourself in for the full session, no early exits. - Live Activities for Timers and Unblocks. Track your session right from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. - Mini-games in the Waiting Room while you wait out an unblock. - Recent Timers, so you can restart a session in one tap. - More Shortcuts support. Start and stop timers with App Intents and automations. - "Never Allowed" section when picking what to block, for apps you always want locked. - Streak-loss warning before you disable your last active rule. Improvements - Long term users keep unlimited Rules. If you came from Opal before v.4.0, you'll get unlimited Rules, no paywall. - Smoother performance: better frame rates, lower CPU use, and less heat. - Timers can now start with no apps selected. - Redesigned profile stats and a clearer score breakdown, with unblocks now factored into your Focus Score. - Smarter Autofocus: interventions are correctly per-app, with clearer notification copy. - New Digital Detox durations (8 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 5 days) - App and rule sheets now close cleanly after you unblock. - More translation coverage, including a new Polish localization and improved Chinese. Fixes - Fixed adult content and private browsing enabled by default. You can now set it from Never Allowed or settings. - The Waiting Room no longer cuts off your background music unless you unmute it. - Fixed a login issue that could lock some people out, and a separate bug that could wrongly cost you a streak. - Clearer sign-in: better auth error messages, and your email and phone now carry over when you switch between sign in and sign up. - Stopped a repeated Screen Time permission prompt and fixed lost-permission detection. - Fixed several crashes, including when editing a rule that was actively blocking. - Average screen time now compares against your real average instead of a fixed 12 hours. - Fixed the screen time chart showing more than 24 hours. - Fixed scheduled Rules showing "0 apps blocked" when you were actually blocking everything. - Stopped duplicate Autofocus notifications. - Fixed clipped rule cards and various layout and alignment issues. ps: keep the feedback coming! Directly from contact us in Settings is the best. Keep your Opal up to date by going to the app store and hitting "update", you'll get the latest fixes quicker

New in 4.10 • Open Opal straight from a block screen to unblock faster • Opal feels faster and uses less battery in Low Power Mode • See all your daily insights in one place, accessible from the home screen • Fixed an issue where children in a Family Sharing group saw no screen time • Better Japanese throughout the app • More fixes and polish New in 4.9 • More reliable blocking, including Focus filters and allow-only rules • Improved some screens for users in Japanese and Chinese • More performance work, plus fixes and polish across the app What's next, in priority order • Keep hardening background blocking so every Rule applies on time, every time, without opening Opal • Making time limits clearer when you reach one, so the unblock option is never misleading • Clearer setup so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works After this, we're excited to build much more — Family and School modes, Autofocus for intelligent, timely recommendations and interventions, more incredible timers, and more. We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.

New in 4.11 • Opal now spots dozens more distracting apps across games, sports, news and social • More fixes and polish New in 4.10 • Open Opal straight from a block screen to unblock faster • Opal feels faster and uses less battery in Low Power Mode • See all your daily insights in one place, accessible from the home screen • Fixed an issue where children in a Family Sharing group saw no screen time • Better Japanese throughout the app • More fixes and polish What's next, in priority order • Keep hardening background blocking so every Rule applies on time, every time, without opening Opal • Making time limits clearer when you reach one, so the unblock option is never misleading • Clearer setup so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works After this, we're excited to build much more — Family and School modes, Autofocus for intelligent, timely recommendations and interventions, more incredible timers, and more. We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.

New in 4.12 • Fixes and improvements New in 4.11 • Opal now spots dozens more distracting apps across games, sports, news and social • More fixes and polish What's next, in priority order • Keep hardening background blocking so every Rule applies on time, every time, without opening Opal • Making time limits clearer when you reach one, so the unblock option is never misleading • Clearer setup so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works After this, we're excited to build much more — Family and School modes, Autofocus for intelligent, timely recommendations and interventions, more incredible timers, and more. We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.

In this version, we added a new reflex mini-game to the waiting room - a quick challenge to give your mind something to do before you reach for a blocked app. Alongside it are a range of refinements and fixes across the app. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to reach out!

Thank you for all of your feedback on V4 of Opal, we're working hard to keep improving - this means we're polishing our UX, adding back the features you know and love and fixing many bugs along the way. Specifically in this version we've: - Fixed an issue that was causing unblocks not to work correctly when using Allowlists (including Sleep Assistants) - Increased the flexibility of App Limits by allowing blocking durations of up to 12 hours - Fixed Focus Filters, these should now kick in more reliably - Fixed an issue that caused you to occasionally get signed out - Fixed an issue that could cause App Locks from V3 to have an increased difficulty in V4 - Added new functionality to recover lost streaks in V4 Your feedback allows us to keep improving quickly, please reach out if you have any suggestions, feedback or if you feel something is missing.

We're working hard to keep improving Opal and thank you for your feedback, it's helping us to quickly tackle issues and make the features you use the most easier to use in V4. As a thank you for sticking with us and helping to improve Opal, in this release you will now be able to add unlimited Rules for free. On top of this, in this release we have also: - Made it way easier to unblock apps, you can now do this from anywhere in 2 taps - Restore Pro subscriptions that may have been temporarily lost - Improved Opal feeling laggy or slow - Fixed issues that could cause you to be signed out unexpectedly - Fixed App Uninstall Protection when in a hard mode rule - Added a new minigame called Stroop! - Improved UX across the app, clearing up language and improving visibility of your favorite features Your feedback allows us to keep improving quickly, please reach out if you have any suggestions, feedback or if you feel something is missing.

Thank you for your feedback. We're moving fast on it. Here's a rundown of what we've done, with the version it landed in, and what we're working on next, in priority order. Our goal as a team is to build a product that can help today's Opal users, but eventually also billions of people to build a better relationship with technology. In order to do this, we have to make new bets and figure out how we can help make Opal work for more people. New in 4.2.3 • No longer showing a paywall to current Pro Subscribers (fixed the issue) • Adding or Editing Rules will always work, wether you are paying are not (fixed the issue) • A cleaner look for screen time stats • PIN is required again to pause or delete your Rules • PINs from the old version are restored. If you installed the new Opal recently, you'll see a message when yours is back • A new "Reload Opal" button on the My Apps tab fixes apps that stay blocked when they shouldn't Made this video walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vKF7XCYHECM Also fixed in recent updates Staying signed in • Fixed the unexpected logouts that were signing people out (server fix on June 24, plus 4.2.2) Pro access • If you got locked out of Pro, it now restores itself automatically, no Restore needed (4.2.2) • Everyone has unlimited Rules, so no one is wrongly capped at 3 (4.2.2) Unblocking • One simple unblock flow everywhere, in a few taps (4.2.2) • You can choose your own unblock time again, not just 5 minutes (4.2.2) • Clearer "Unblock Now" button and lock icons (4.2) • Fixed cases where unblocking didn't work at all (4.2.1) Restored your Rules (formerly called Blocks) • Sleep, Open Limits and other Rules that didn't carry over correctly are fixed (4.2.1) • Fixed Rules wrongly switched to Hard Mode that locked people out (4.2.1) • Fixed apps being blocked that you never set (4.2.1) • You can edit an Open Limit again when you still have all your opens left (4.2.1) Streaks • Fixed the migration that wiped streaks (4.2.1), and we restored streaks for 3,500 affected people on June 25 Stability and performance • Fixed the app crashing on launch, mostly on iOS 27 (4.2) • Less overheating and lag on the home screen (mitigated in 4.2, fixed in 4.2.1) • No longer asking you to rate the app multiple times (4.2.2) • Protection working as intended • Uninstall protection can no longer be turned off while blocking (4.2.1) • Pause Rule (formerly called "Vacation Mode" or "Disable for a few days") is back (4.2.1) Things you should know • Increasing wait time in the waiting room is still available, it's in settings => waiting room => hard • Your daily screen time, broken up app by app, is available by tapping "Focus" on the home page. What's next, in priority order • Making "Sign in with your last method" work, so reinstalling never loses your data (we improved syncing in this release and are still working on it) • Getting everyone signed back into the right account and out of duplicate accounts • Continuing to harden against apps getting stuck blocked • Making time limits clearer when you reach one (the current "Unblock" option is misleading) • Fixing referrals • Keeping your highest streak across major updates • Bringing back the daily screen time view on your home screen • Bringing back "Leave early" • Bringing back Session / Always On as a Rule • Showing Focus Hours and Streaks on the home screen • Clearer onboarding so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.

Last time we shared a list of what we'd fix next, in priority order. This update ships the top items on that list, plus a round of fixes. Here's where everything stands, version by version. We're building Opal for the people who rely on it today, and eventually for billions of people who want a better relationship with technology. That starts with making today's Opal rock-solid, and it means making new bets so Opal can work for more people. New in 4.3.1 • Your daily screen time is back on the home screen. A new Screen Time card shows today's total and your most-used apps • Time limits now work better, resets are back and usage begins accumulating again after you reach your limit • Opal now quietly repairs blocking in more situations • Fixed an issue that could cause your streak to be incorrectly calculated • Refreshed the design of your timer and unblock Live Activities • Fixed the Opal gemstone color on your widgets Also fixed in recent updates Rules and blocking • Fixed PIN number migration + locked down disabling rules when it's active (4.3) • Added the ability to reload blocks from your Settings or blocks tab to refresh rules (4.3) Account and Pro • No more paywall for current Pro subscribers (4.3) • Fixed the unexpected logouts (server fix June 24, plus 4.2.2) • Pro access restores itself automatically, and everyone has unlimited Rules (4.2.2) Unblocking • One simple unblock flow everywhere, with your own unblock time, not just 5 minutes (4.2.2) • Fixed cases where unblocking didn't work at all (4.2.1) Streaks • Fixed the migration that wiped some streaks, and restored streaks for 3,500 affected people on June 25 (4.2.1) Stability • Cleaner screen time stats (4.3) • Fixed crashing on launch, overheating and lag on the home screen (4.2, 4.2.1) • Uninstall protection can no longer be turned off while blocking (4.2.1) Things you should know • Increasing wait time in the waiting room is in Settings => Waiting Room => Hard • Your daily screen time is now on the home screen; tap the Screen Time card for the app-by-app view What's next, in priority order • Getting everyone signed back into the right account and out of duplicate accounts • Continuing to harden against apps getting stuck blocked • Fixing referrals • Further hardening streak resilience • Bringing back "Leave early" • Bringing back Session / Always On as a Rule (groundwork shipped in this release) • Showing Focus Hours on the home screen • Clearer onboarding so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works Every item above started as a message from one of you. We're still reading everything. Thank you.

We're keeping the updates coming. 4.3.2 is about fewer surprises and more stability. Here's what's new, what's been fixed, and what's next, in priority order. New in 4.3.2 • You can now pick whole categories when choosing what to block during onboarding. One caution: categories can include apps you don't expect, so picking apps one by one is still the safest way • Waiting rooms can no longer be kept on the app selection or timer screens in order to bypass waiting • Added some more stability to syncing your Pro access • The gem progress notification no longer appears for gemstones you've already unlocked • Better detection of blocking silently drifting out of line, so stuck or missing blocks get found and fixed faster Also fixed in recent updates Rules and blocking • Time limits work better: resets are back and usage counts again after you reach your limit (4.3.1) • Opal quietly repairs blocking in more situations (4.3.1) • Fixed PIN number migration + locked down disabling rules when it's active (4.3) • Added the ability to reload blocks from your Settings or blocks tab to refresh rules (4.3) Home screen and design • Your daily screen time is back on the home screen, with today's total and most-used apps (4.3.1) • Refreshed timer and unblock Live Activities, and fixed the widget gemstone color (4.3.1) Account and Pro • No more paywall for current Pro subscribers (4.3) • Fixed the unexpected logouts (server fix June 24, plus 4.2.2) • Pro access restores itself automatically, and everyone has unlimited Rules (4.2.2) Unblocking • One simple unblock flow everywhere, with your own unblock time, not just 5 minutes (4.2.2) • Fixed cases where unblocking didn't work at all (4.2.1) Streaks • Fixed an issue that could cause your streak to be incorrectly calculated (4.3.1) • Fixed the migration that wiped some streaks, and restored streaks for 3,500 affected people on June 25 (4.2.1) Stability • Cleaner screen time stats (4.3) • Fixed crashing on launch, overheating and lag on the home screen (4.2, 4.2.1) • Uninstall protection can no longer be turned off while blocking (4.2.1) Things you should know • Increasing wait time in the waiting room is in Settings => Waiting Room => Hard • Your daily screen time is now on the home screen; tap the Screen Time card for the app-by-app view What's next, in priority order • Getting everyone signed back into the right account and out of duplicate accounts • Continuing to harden against apps getting stuck blocked (better detection shipped in this release) • Fixing referrals • Further hardening streak resilience • Bringing back "Leave early" • Bringing back Session / Always On as a Rule • Showing Focus Hours on the home screen • Clearer onboarding so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works Every line above traces back to a message from one of you. We're still reading everything. Thank you.

4.4 brings back one of the most requested features from the old Opal, straight off our what's-next list: Sessions, including Always On. Here's everything in this update, what came before it, and what we're doing next, in priority order. New in 4.4 • Sessions are back as a Rule. Start one for a chosen duration, or choose Always On to keep blocking until you decide to stop • Before you delete a Rule, Opal now offers to pause it instead. Deleting is forever, pausing isn't • The Adult Websites filter now has a Hard Mode commitment, so it can't be casually switched off • Better UX on all of our Rule Creation flows Also fixed in recent updates Rules and blocking • Block whole categories during onboarding, with a nudge that picking apps one by one is safest (4.3.2) • Better detection of blocking silently drifting out of line (4.3.2) • Time limits work better: resets are back and usage counts again after you reach your limit (4.3.1) • Opal quietly repairs blocking in more situations (4.3.1) • Fixed PIN number migration + locked down disabling rules when it's active (4.3) • Added the ability to reload blocks from your Settings or blocks tab to refresh rules (4.3) Home screen and design • Your daily screen time is back on the home screen, with today's total and most-used apps (4.3.1) • The gem progress notification no longer appears for gemstones you've already unlocked (4.3.2) • Refreshed timer and unblock Live Activities, and fixed the widget gemstone color (4.3.1) Account and Pro • More stability syncing your Pro access (4.3.2) • No more paywall for current Pro subscribers (4.3) • Fixed the unexpected logouts (server fix June 24, plus 4.2.2) • Pro access restores itself automatically, and everyone has unlimited Rules (4.2.2) Unblocking • Waiting rooms can no longer be parked to bypass the wait (4.3.2) • One simple unblock flow everywhere, with your own unblock time, not just 5 minutes (4.2.2) • Fixed cases where unblocking didn't work at all (4.2.1) Streaks • Fixed an issue that could cause your streak to be incorrectly calculated (4.3.1) • Fixed the migration that wiped some streaks, and restored streaks for 3,500 affected people on June 25 (4.2.1) Stability • Cleaner screen time stats (4.3) • Fixed crashing on launch, overheating and lag on the home screen (4.2, 4.2.1) • Uninstall protection can no longer be turned off while blocking (4.2.1) Things you should know • Increasing wait time in the waiting room is in Settings => Waiting Room => Hard • Your daily screen time is now on the home screen; tap the Screen Time card for the app-by-app view What's next, in priority order • Getting everyone signed back into the right account and out of duplicate accounts • Continuing to harden against apps getting stuck blocked • Fixing referrals • Further hardening streak resilience (a big step shipped in this release) • Bringing back "Leave early" • Showing Focus Hours on the home screen • Clearer onboarding so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works Everything here started as a message from one of you, and the next update will too. Keep them coming. Thank you.

4.5 is a wide sweep of fixes and small upgrades: Pro status, Gems, time limits, unblocking, and the waiting room all got attention. Here's what's new, what came before it, and what's next, in priority order. New in 4.5 • Pro subscribers no longer show up as Free when the subscription check is slow. Your Pro status now loads instantly from your device • Coming back to Opal is much faster: re-onboarding skips the questions Opal already knows, and sign-in comes first when we detect a previous account • Daily time limits can now be any duration in 5-minute steps, from 5 minutes to 23 hours 55 • A new "Unblock All" button in My Apps unblocks everything that can be unblocked quickly • Waiting Room "Difficulty" is now "Resistance", with clearer Standard and Increasing options Also fixed in recent updates Rules and blocking • Sessions are back as a Rule, including Always On (4.4) • Before you delete a Rule, Opal offers to pause it instead (4.4) • The Adult Websites filter gained a Hard Mode commitment (4.4) • Better UX on all of our Rule creation flows (4.4) • Block whole categories during onboarding, with a nudge that picking apps one by one is safest (4.3.2) • Better detection of blocking silently drifting out of line (4.3.2) • Time limit resets are back, and usage counts again after you reach your limit (4.3.1) • Opal quietly repairs blocking in more situations (4.3.1) • Fixed PIN number migration + locked down disabling rules when it's active (4.3) Home screen and design • Your daily screen time is back on the home screen, with today's total and most-used apps (4.3.1) • The gem progress notification no longer appears for gemstones you've already unlocked (4.3.2) • Refreshed timer and unblock Live Activities, and fixed the widget gemstone color (4.3.1) Account and Pro • More stability syncing your Pro access (4.3.2) • No more paywall for current Pro subscribers (4.3) • Fixed the unexpected logouts (server fix June 24, plus 4.2.2) • Pro access restores itself automatically, and everyone has unlimited Rules (4.2.2) Unblocking • Waiting rooms can no longer be parked to bypass the wait (4.3.2) • One simple unblock flow everywhere, with your own unblock time, not just 5 minutes (4.2.2) • Fixed cases where unblocking didn't work at all (4.2.1) Streaks • Fixed an issue that could cause your streak to be incorrectly calculated (4.3.1) • Fixed the migration that wiped some streaks, and restored streaks for 3,500 affected people on June 25 (4.2.1) Stability • Cleaner screen time stats (4.3) • Fixed crashing on launch, overheating and lag on the home screen (4.2, 4.2.1) • Uninstall protection can no longer be turned off while blocking (4.2.1) Things you should know • Increasing wait time in the waiting room is in Settings => Waiting Room => Resistance => Increasing • Your daily screen time is now on the home screen; tap the Screen Time card for the app-by-app view What's next, in priority order • Getting everyone signed back into the right account and out of duplicate accounts • Continuing to harden against apps getting stuck blocked • Fixing referrals • Further hardening streak resilience • Bringing back "Leave early" • Showing Focus Hours on the home screen • Clearer onboarding so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works (returning users already got a much shorter one in this release) Your messages decide this list. We're still reading every one. Thank you.

4.6 is small but where it counts: blocking is more reliable and we've made multiple UX improvements. Here's what's new, what came before it, and what's next, in priority order. New in 4.6 • Blocking is much more reliable in the background, blocks should always start and end on time. Also fixed in recent updates Rules and blocking • Daily time limits can now be any duration in 5-minute steps, from 5 minutes to 23 hours 55 (4.5) • Waiting Room "Difficulty" is now "Resistance", with clearer Standard and Increasing options (4.5) • Sessions are back as a Rule, including Always On (4.4) • Before you delete a Rule, Opal offers to pause it instead (4.4) • The Adult Websites filter gained a Hard Mode commitment (4.4) • Better UX on all of our Rule creation flows (4.4) • Block whole categories during onboarding, with a nudge that picking apps one by one is safest (4.3.2) • Better detection of blocking silently drifting out of line (4.3.2) • Time limit resets are back, and usage counts again after you reach your limit (4.3.1) • Opal quietly repairs blocking in more situations (4.3.1) • Fixed PIN number migration + locked down disabling rules when it's active (4.3) Account and Pro • Pro subscribers no longer show up as Free when the subscription check is slow — Pro status loads instantly from your device (4.5) • Coming back to Opal is faster: re-onboarding skips the questions Opal already knows, and sign-in comes first when we detect a previous account (4.5) • More stability syncing your Pro access (4.3.2) • No more paywall for current Pro subscribers (4.3) • Fixed the unexpected logouts (server fix June 24, plus 4.2.2) • Pro access restores itself automatically, and everyone has unlimited Rules (4.2.2) Home screen and design • Your daily screen time is back on the home screen, with today's total and most-used apps (4.3.1) • The gem progress notification no longer appears for gemstones you've already unlocked (4.3.2) • Refreshed timer and unblock Live Activities, and fixed the widget gemstone color (4.3.1) Unblocking • A new "Unblock All" button in My Apps unblocks everything that can be unblocked quickly (4.5) • Waiting rooms can no longer be parked to bypass the wait (4.3.2) • One simple unblock flow everywhere, with your own unblock time, not just 5 minutes (4.2.2) • Fixed cases where unblocking didn't work at all (4.2.1) Streaks • Fixed an issue that could cause your streak to be incorrectly calculated (4.3.1) • Fixed the migration that wiped some streaks, and restored streaks for 3,500 affected people on June 25 (4.2.1) Stability • Cleaner screen time stats (4.3) • Fixed crashing on launch, overheating and lag on the home screen (4.2, 4.2.1) • Uninstall protection can no longer be turned off while blocking (4.2.1) Things you should know • Increasing wait time in the waiting room is in Settings → Waiting Room → Resistance → Increasing • Your daily screen time is on the home screen; tap the Screen Time card for the app-by-app view What's next, in priority order • Continuing to harden against apps getting stuck blocked • Fixing referrals • Further hardening streak resilience • Showing Focus Hours on the home screen • Clearer setup so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works Your messages decide this list. We're still reading every one. Thank you.

4.7 is all about one thing: blocking that fires exactly when it should, 100% of the time, even when Opal is closed. That's the promise of the product, and it's where most of our energy went. New in 4.7 Blocking reliability • More fixes to ensure scheduled blocking applies on time in the background. Re-blocks after an unblock ends, scheduled Rule starts and stops, and time-limit blocks all happen without opening Opal • Opal now detects and repairs OS-level shield issues the old check couldn't see • Fixed a rare case where an already-expired time limit could lock you out again after midnight Unblocking • Fixed a case where "Unblock All" from the Rule card did nothing during a block-all-except session • "Unblock All" no longer wrongly lifts an app held by a reached time limit or a used-up open limit. Those stay blocked • The unblock Live Activity now has a "Block Again" button Limits and timers • Brought back the halfway heads-up notification for time limits • Sessions and timers can now run for multiple days, up to 14 days • Fixed a case where a countdown could get stuck at 0, like the waiting room after reopening Opal Fixes and polish • Fixed the Adult Websites screens getting cut off on Plus-size iPhones • Fixed a case where a paywall could appear when it shouldn't • Screen time reports no longer include Family Sharing members' usage. Many users who had family sharing setup with their partner or kids experienced this issue, which will now be fixed • Faster access to notification settings, a red dot for new support replies, and a smoother handoff to a human in support New in 4.6 • Scheduled blocks and unblocks now apply reliably in the background, so you no longer have to open Opal for them to take effect • Fixed blocking that misfired while your Rules were still reloading • Tap your profile photo to change it • Deleting your last active Rule now warns you before you remove your only protection • "Reset Limit" now appears above "Pause Rule" on active limit Rules • Cleaned up the App Unblocked notification, removed the "Pace yourself" line What's next, in priority order • A stunning home screen - better score (including screen time), gems, and recommendations. • Keep hardening background blocking so every Rule applies on time, every time, without opening Opal • Make timers stunning • Making time limits clearer when you reach one, so the unblock option is never misleading • Clearer onboarding so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works After this, we are super excited to build many exciting updates for the product, including Family and School modes, Autofocus to power intelligent timely recommendations and interventions, more incredible timers and more. We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.

4.8 is all about speed. Opal should open instantly, scroll smoothly, and stay out of your way — so this release went wide on performance, from cold launch to the Home and Stats screens, alongside more reliability and polish across the app. New in 4.8 Speed and performance • An across-the-board speed pass: faster cold launch, smoother Home and Stats scrolling, and broad work to cut lag and battery use Blocking reliability • Optimised Time Limits to be more reliable • Saving a Rule no longer fails for small time periods • Fixed a rare case where, just after you reached a time limit, you could briefly see the "recovery" screen instead of the normal block screen • Starting a timer while an emergency pass is active now explains what will happen Fixes and polish • Improvements to home insight cards (more on the way!) • Fixed an issue that could cause the gemstone to go missing on the Live Activity • Fixed the editing sheet getting partly hidden while renaming a Session New in 4.7 • More reliable background blocking — re-blocks after an unblock, scheduled Rule starts and stops, and time-limit blocks all happen without opening Opal • Fixed a rare case where an already-expired time limit could lock you out again after midnight • "Unblock All" from the Rule card now works during a block-all-except session, and no longer lifts an app held by a reached limit • The unblock Live Activity now has a "Block Again" button • The heads-up notification for time limits is back • Sessions and timers can now run for multiple days, up to 14 days • Fixed a bug where the waiting room could get stuck at 0 • Screen time reports no longer include Family Sharing members' usage What's next, in priority order • A stunning home screen — a better score (including screen time), gems, and recommendations • Keep hardening background blocking so every Rule applies on time, every time, without opening Opal • Making time limits clearer when you reach one, so the unblock option is never misleading • Clearer setup so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works After this, we're excited to build much more — Family and School modes, Autofocus for intelligent, timely recommendations and interventions, more incredible timers, and more. We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.

New in 4.9 • More reliable blocking, including Focus filters and allow-only rules • Improved some screens for users in Japanese and Chinese • More performance work, plus fixes and polish across the app New in 4.8 Speed and performance • An across-the-board speed pass: faster cold launch, smoother Home and Stats scrolling, and broad work to cut lag and battery use Blocking reliability • Optimised Time Limits to be more reliable • Saving a Rule no longer fails for small time periods • Fixed a rare case where, just after you reached a time limit, you could briefly see the "recovery" screen instead of the normal block screen • Starting a timer while an emergency pass is active now explains what will happen Fixes and polish • Improvements to home insight cards (more on the way!) • Fixed an issue that could cause the gemstone to go missing on the Live Activity • Fixed the editing sheet getting partly hidden while renaming a Session What's next, in priority order • A stunning home screen — a better score (including screen time), gems, and recommendations • Keep hardening background blocking so every Rule applies on time, every time, without opening Opal • Making time limits clearer when you reach one, so the unblock option is never misleading • Clearer setup so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works After this, we're excited to build much more — Family and School modes, Autofocus for intelligent, timely recommendations and interventions, more incredible timers, and more. We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.