[willnewman]

I adhere to a lot of these rules myself and have recently noticed peers doing the same.

Another I'd add that really makes the phone boring is putting it in grayscale mode. On iOS: Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations > Color Filters > Grayscale. Then you can set the Accessibility Shortcut to Color Filters, and when you triple click the home button your phone goes grayscale.

I don't have it on 24/7, but do enable it any time I feel myself getting sucked in too frequently.

[maxxxxx]

I set my Android device to grayscale for a while. I liked it but for the video player and one photo app I would like to have colors.

Does anyone know how to do this? I have tried to do something with Tasker but couldn't figure it out.

[anowlcalledjosh]

I figured it out after a few minutes poking around.

You'll need some way to set "secure" settings – if you're not rooted, the easiest way is via a Tasker plugin called AutoTools. Once you've set that up, create a task with an action of "AutoTools Secure Settings", then configure it as follows (under "Custom Setting" in the AutoTools menu):

    - setting type: secure
    - name: accessibility_display_daltonizer_enabled
    - input type: toggle
    - value: 3

That task then toggles greyscale mode, so you can hook it up to an application context or whatever. (Switch the value to 1 if you want a task that always enables greyscale, or 2 to always disable.)

If it doesn't work, diff the output of `adb shell settings list secure` from a PC with greyscale mode enabled and disabled, and use whatever name you get there.

[psteinweber]

I recently saw an app (Android only) that apparently is capable of setting your phone to grayscale, with the exception of certain apps.

Unfortunately I can't find it anymore. I've been trying hard.

I too would love to live on a black and white phone with certain exceptions (in my case mainly camera and maps).

If anyone knows/remembers this app, you'd make my day :)

[egypturnash]

Choose the "color tint" color filter, set it to full-strength red, and you have a really good Night Mode as well, if you use your phone/tablet for reading in bed.

[52-6F-62]

I've been using this for a while now.

I haven't had any social media on my phone except for aggregate websites and forums, but often I'm pointed from there to more substantial reading. I am still guilty of mindlessly thumbing through comments sometimes, though.

I have a few games and other things on there, but I haven't had a problem with getting hooked.