Focus Shield 1.3

• New: while the shield is paused, choose “Extend Pause by 30 Minutes” from the menu to get more time without reading the facts again. When the shield is on, pausing still goes through the usual steps.
• New: in the last 3 minutes of a pause, the timer in the menu bar flashes red, so you know the shield is about to come back on.

Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 13 or newer (Apple silicon and Intel).

SHA-256: 2e0ddd82627271a7edc63cfddc449841c45760fe3f2b094d91a0dd9459b9613a

Focus Shield 1.2.1

• Fixed: signing in with a Google account (for example Firebase or Google Cloud) no longer shows the shield page. Google's sign-in passes briefly through a YouTube address, and the shield blocked it.

Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 13 or newer (Apple silicon and Intel).

SHA-256: e30077e17848cd4ad2681c2f36b6f06791930d4d545ce178ef22a1cebbc69947

Focus Shield 1.2

• Focus Shield now updates itself automatically. It checks once a day and installs new versions in the background.
• New "Check for Updates…" item and version number in the menu

Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 13 or newer (Apple silicon and Intel).

SHA-256: ee4a05a7261290316bc6a3e12e96a9686c77b2a8554e1bd244cb508c5473dfcc

Focus Shield 1.1

• Now also blocks Instagram and LinkedIn (including instagr.am and lnkd.in short links)
• New fact: Instagram's own 2021 internal research on teen body image
• Menu, notifications and permission text list all six sites

Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 13 or newer (Apple silicon and Intel).

SHA-256: 112acebcd3a513f4dd1c696e84743af572f3af9afde09182696cf7b3d5736145

Focus Shield 1.0

First release.

• Blocks YouTube, Netflix, X and Prime Video in Chrome and Safari
• Pausing requires reading three facts about attention, then choosing 30 minutes or 1 hour
• The shield turns itself back on automatically

Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 13 or newer (Apple silicon and Intel).

SHA-256: 639d88c5527f1f0d9a4abf906054f32a26d5280608c16b94b6b3568c6a3ac879