Finite Phone

Finite Phone is an Android app that blocks selected apps and websites. Unblocking requests take 48 hours, during which they can be cancelled. Blocked apps are hidden rather than deleted, and their data remains on the phone. Calls, texts, maps, banking apps, the camera, and tap-to-pay cannot be blocked.

It can block most other apps, including apps not yet installed, and individual websites or predefined categories such as social media, adult sites, gambling, shows and movies, news front pages, endless sites, and browser games. Nothing is blocked until it is selected. The app can also lock an app for 15 minutes to 24 hours or on a schedule, set daily limits by minutes or opens, add a 10-to-60-second delay before an app opens, and display one chosen app in grayscale.

Setup assigns Finite Phone as the device owner, an Android management role. This allows it to hide blocked apps, apply website blocks in the browser, and disable settings used to bypass restrictions. It does not use root or accessibility access. Removal is requested through the account page and completes after 48 hours; a factory reset removes it immediately and erases the phone.

Finite Phone supports Pixel 6 and newer devices and Samsung Galaxy phones running Android 14 or later. It is installed from its website rather than Google Play, using Chrome or Edge on a computer and a USB-connected phone. Setup takes about 5 to 10 minutes and requires signing out of accounts on the phone, including Google accounts, before signing in again; it does not wipe the device. Apps can still be installed from Google Play or, on Galaxy devices, the Galaxy Store.

After setup, the lock screen and Settings identify the phone as managed by Finite Phone, and Android displays its standard administrator data-access notice.