Observed arrival · 2026-09-27
Night Bandit makes the kettle the key
An Android app blocker that asks you to walk to a chosen spot at home and scan it to reopen apps after your scroll budget or bedtime kicks in.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Android users trying to interrupt doomscrolling
- Worth noticing
- Successive walks buy less time—10, 5, 3, then 2 minutes—and the site says spot photos stay on the phone.
Field notes
The setup asks users to choose guarded apps, set a daily budget and bedtime, then photograph a stationary spot at home from several angles. The homepage says those photos stay on the phone and describes progressively shorter unlocks—10, 5, 3 and 2 minutes—after successive walks. It also says calls, texts, alarms and Settings remain available, with a fallback if the spot is not recognized within 90 seconds.
Observed signals
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○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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