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How can I add my own websites/domains

At this stage, you are not able to add domains to a Block List or Allow List for Opal to block. However, we have two workarounds for you: you should be able to find and add all apps and most websites to your Opal block list, or you can use our Allow List.

Step 1: Find apps/websites You Visit Frequently on the "Choose Activities" screen

When you'd like to add apps/websites to your Block List or Allow List, you should be able to select them from a pre-made list of apps/websites. This list is generated by Apple's Screen Time, and unfortunately, Opal does not have control over what is included. However, this is what should be included in the list:

  • All apps installed on your phone
  • Websites you use frequently (on Safari; iOSΒ will not uniformly track websites used frequently on third-party browsers like Chrome, Ecosia, Firefox)

Apps and websites featured on this list are categorized by Apple. You will need to expand the categories in order to find specific apps and/or websites. If you can't find the website or domain you want to block within the categories, try this out:

Step 2: Visit the website of choice via Safari and leave it running in the background

If you're unable to find a website on your "Choose Activities" screen, here’s a tip that usually helps:

  • Visit the website you'd like to add to your Block or Allow list in Safari (it must be Safari so iOSΒ will track it)
  • Leave Safari running in the background for about 10 minutes with that site open
  • Navigate back to Opal, and open the "Choose Activities" screen
  • Search for that website

Step 3: Use the "Allow List" feature to block all internet except specified websites

If you cannot find specific apps/websites in the Apple-generated "Choose Activities" screen and you attempted to add the website to your "Choose Activities" screen and it failed, we recommend you use our Allow List feature. This feature allows you to block all apps/websites, except for the ones you specify. Please note that our Allow List is an Opal Pro feature.

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