Support.

Ru is coming soon for Android. Here’s what you’ll need when it arrives.

Phone and tag requirements.

Use an Android 12+ phone with NFC and a compatible NFC tag. Pair the tag in Setup. To scan it while another app is open, use Ru’s flashing tool with a writable, NDEF-compatible tag, then pair it. Flashing replaces existing data on the tag.

Permissions.

Setup guides you through accessibility, notification, usage, and precise-alarm permissions. Enable the permissions for the features you want to use. Website blocking depends on readable address bars in supported browsers; it is not a VPN or a universal web filter.

Unblocking your apps.

Tap your paired tag to unblock. If countdowns are enabled, Ru automatically blocks your apps again when your break ends. Five emergency unlocks per local calendar month are available when you can’t reach your tag. Your allowance resets at local midnight on the first of each month.

Strava Move Goals.

In Schedules → Move, choose a blocking mode, days, a start time, and a Run, Walk, or Ride goal. The activity choice is for context; the recorded activity type does not need to match. Set a distance in miles or a duration in minutes. Duration goals also require at least 0.1 miles of movement in the same recording.

Install Strava and enable Ru’s notification access. Start a new Strava recording after your goal begins, keeping Strava’s recording notification visible and in English. Ru checks that notification on your phone; you don’t connect your Strava account or need to save or upload the activity. Run has been tested on a device; Walk and Ride still need live device verification.

Meet the goal in one recording to restore normal NFC and break-countdown controls. Completing a goal does not automatically unblock apps: tap your paired tag when you’re ready. With no end time, the requirement stays until completed or replaced. Optional timed windows last 2–24 hours; when they end, an unfinished no-end goal resumes if one exists. You can deliberately skip a Move Goal using a monthly emergency unlock.

See an example week of Move Goals.

More questions?

Read our frequently asked questions for details about compatible tags, emergency access and privacy.

Need help?

For questions or support, email hello@focuswithru.app.

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