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THE UNPLUG LOG
> Everything we know about quitting phone addiction, written for the version of you that is tired at 11 p.m.
- 01// iphoneMar 02, 20269 min read
How to block porn on iPhone: the complete 2026 guide
Every built-in iPhone setting that blocks adult content, in order, plus the honest reason those settings stop working after a few weeks.
- 02// androidMar 05, 20268 min read
How to block porn on an Android phone
Android has no single adult-content switch, so the block is built from three layers. Here is each one, in the order that actually holds.
- 03// how toMar 09, 20268 min read
How to block adult websites on your phone permanently
Permanent is the wrong word for anything you can factory reset. Here is the closest real-world version, and how to build it in one evening.
- 04// browsersMar 12, 20267 min read
How to block adult content in Safari and Chrome on mobile
Browser-level blocking on iOS and Android, what each setting really covers, and the incognito gap most guides forget to mention.
- 05// ipadMar 16, 20266 min read
How to block porn on an iPad
The iPad is the device everyone forgets after locking the phone. Setup for a shared family tablet and for your own, plus the Apple ID trap.
- 06// iphoneMar 19, 20266 min read
How to block YouTube on iPhone (and why it is the back door)
You can block the app in about two minutes. Blocking the website, the in-app players and the Shorts habit takes three more steps.
- 07// how toMar 23, 20266 min read
How to block Instagram on iPhone without deleting your account
Three ways to make Instagram unreachable on your phone while keeping the account, the DMs and the follower list intact.
- 08// accountabilityMar 26, 20267 min read
Accountability partner apps: how to pick a key holder who will not fold
Accountability works or fails on one variable, and it is not the app. It is whether the other person is willing to be unpopular for ten minutes.
- 09// dopamineJan 14, 20267 min read
Why your phone wins every time
The dopamine loop is not a metaphor. It is a product spec, and you are the one being specified.
- 10// field notesFeb 03, 20268 min read
The first 72 hours of a phone lock
Hour by hour: the bargaining, the phantom buzz, the boredom that feels like an emergency, and the part nobody warns you about.
- 11// attentionFeb 22, 20266 min read
Doom scrolling isn't a habit, it's a designed outcome
Nobody set out to make you miserable at 1 a.m. It just turned out that misery holds attention better than joy.
- 12// resetMar 11, 20267 min read
Quitting porn: why willpower fails and friction works
The relapse almost never happens during the resolution. It happens during a fifteen-second gap that friction could have filled.
- 13// systemsApr 02, 20266 min read
Building an attention-proof day
Routines that survive contact with a smartphone, ranked by how little discipline they require.
- 14// accountabilityApr 25, 20265 min read
Handing your keys to someone else
The accountability trick that beats every app setting: make the unlock require a human being who is not you.
- 15// buyers guideMay 06, 20266 min read
Best app to block porn on iPhone and Android in 2026
What to look for in a porn blocker, why most of them fail within a week, and how NoPhone's key-holder lock is different.
- 16// productMay 19, 20265 min read
An app blocker you can't just uninstall when you want to
Every self-imposed block has the same hole in it. Here is how a timed lock with a key holder closes it.
- 17// how toJun 02, 20266 min read
How to block TikTok and Instagram on your phone for good
A step-by-step setup for locking the two apps that eat the most hours, plus the mistakes that undo it.
- 18// comparisonJun 21, 20265 min read
Screen Time alternatives for adults who keep tapping 'ignore limit'
Built-in screen-time tools were designed for reporting and for parents. Here is what to use when you are both the parent and the child.
- 19// accountabilityJul 08, 20265 min read
Accountability partner apps: how to make one actually work
Choosing a key holder, the ten-minute conversation to have first, and the rules that keep it from turning awkward.
- 20// how toJul 27, 20265 min read
How to stop doom scrolling at night without relying on willpower
The 1 a.m. scroll is a scheduling problem, not a discipline problem. Fix the schedule and the discipline stops mattering.