Pause – Mindful App Use

A small pause can change what happens next.

Pause helps you use your phone more intentionally by giving you a moment to stop and think before opening the apps you choose.

Select the apps where you'd like a little extra friction. When you open one of your selected apps, Pause detects the app opening and displays a short pause screen before you continue.

You can take a breath, decide whether you actually want to use the app, and then choose to continue or go back.

🌿 PAUSE BEFORE YOU SCROLL

Instead of automatically opening an app, take a moment to check in with yourself.

Pause gives you:

• A short intentional pause before selected apps
• An optional breathing experience
• A reminder to think before continuing
• The choice to continue or go back
• Full control over which apps trigger a pause
• A simple, distraction-free interface

Pause doesn't decide which apps you should avoid.

You decide which apps to pause.

📱 CHOOSE YOUR APPS

Select the apps where you'd like Pause to add a moment of friction.

You might choose:

• Social media apps
• Short-video apps
• News apps
• Games
• Other apps you find yourself opening automatically

You can change your selected apps at any time.

🔐 ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE

Pause uses Android's Accessibility Service to detect when an app that you have selected for a pause comes to the foreground.

This Accessibility Service access is required for Pause's core functionality because Android does not otherwise provide Pause with the information it needs to detect when your selected apps are opened.

When Pause detects a selected app opening, it uses the detected app information only to determine whether the Pause intervention should be shown.

Pause does not use Accessibility Service to:

• Read the content of other apps
• Read messages or emails
• Read passwords or form contents
• Access photos or videos
• Access files or documents
• Access contacts
• Perform actions inside other apps
• Automatically click buttons or enter information in other apps

Pause does not send the detected app information to a server. The selected apps and Pause preferences are stored locally on your device.

You must explicitly give Pause permission to use Android's Accessibility Service before this functionality can work.

🧘 TAKE A MOMENT

When you open a selected app, Pause can show its intervention screen before you continue.

Depending on your settings, you can use a short breathing experience during the pause.

When the pause is over, you decide what happens next:

Continue or Go back.

There is no forced blocking and no judgment.

🔒 DESIGNED WITH PRIVACY IN MIND

Pause is designed to keep its core functionality on your device.

• No account required
• Selected apps stored locally
• Preferences stored locally
• No AccessibilityService data sent to a server
• No reading of content inside your selected apps
• No automatic actions inside other apps

Pause's Accessibility Service is used specifically for detecting selected app openings so that the pause intervention can appear at the right time.

🌱 USE YOUR PHONE INTENTIONALLY

Pause isn't about never using your favorite apps.

It's about creating a small space between:

"I opened this automatically."

and

"I actually want to use this."

Sometimes you'll continue.

Sometimes you'll go back.

Both are okay.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

✓ Select the apps you want to pause before using
✓ Accessibility Service-powered app detection
✓ Optional breathing experience
✓ Configurable pause duration
✓ Continue or go back
✓ Simple, distraction-free interface
✓ Local preferences
✓ No account required

A CALMER RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PHONE

Pause is built around a simple idea:

Before you use your phone, take a moment to decide why.

Start with one app.

Take one breath.

Make one intentional choice.

Pause is a Proteinslice product.