AnySpace Tips

This widget shows app names as a text list instead of icons. Add its largest size to fill most of a Home Screen page.

1. Open Home Screen editing

   Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen, tap “Edit” in the top-left corner, then tap “Add Widget.”

   

2. Search for AnySpace

   Type AnySpace in the search field at the top, then tap it in the results.

   

3. Pick the largest size

   Swipe to the largest size, then tap “Add Widget.”

   

4. Tap the check mark

   Place the widget, then tap the check mark in the top-right corner to finish editing.

   

5. See the app names

   The widget starts with default apps such as Phone and Messages. The next tip shows how to change them.

   

In “Edit Widget,” choose an installed app for each row. Tap a name in the widget to open that app.

1. Open Edit Widget

   Touch and hold the widget on your Home Screen, then choose “Edit Widget.”

   

2. Tap “Choose”

   Tap “Choose” in an app row. You can select one app per row.

   

3. Choose “Open App…”

   Tap “Open App…” at the top of the list.

   

4. Pick an app

   Tap the app you want from the list of installed apps.

   

5. Fill the other rows

   Choose apps for the other rows the same way. Drag the handles on the right to change their order.

   

6. Set the locked rows and font

   Scroll down to “Open while locked” and set how many rows, starting at the top, stay usable in the widget during a lock. You can also change the font here.

   

7. Finish editing

   Tap outside the widget to save. The widget shows the app names you chose.

   

Large app icons hide the labels under apps and widgets, including “AnySpace.”

1. Open Customize

   Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen, tap “Edit” in the top-left corner, then choose “Customize.”

   

2. Turn on large icons

   In the panel at the bottom, tap the large app icon button in its top-right corner.

   

3. The label is gone

   Tap an empty spot to close the panel. The “AnySpace” label under the widget is hidden.

   

Show the page with the AnySpace widget and hide your other Home Screen pages.

1. Open Edit Pages

   Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen, tap “Edit” in the top-left corner, then choose “Edit Pages.”

   

2. Uncheck the other pages

   Leave the page with the AnySpace widget checked. Tap the check mark under each other page to clear it.

   

3. Tap the check mark

   Tap the check mark in the top-right corner.

   

4. Confirm

   If iOS says new downloads will appear in the App Library, tap “OK.”

   

Apps in the Dock stay easy to open. Keep the ones you want there and remove the rest from the Home Screen.

1. Touch and hold a dock app

   Touch and hold an app in the Dock, then choose “Remove App.”

   

2. Tap “Remove from Home Screen”

   Tap “Remove from Home Screen.” This does not delete the app.

   

3. Keep only what you need

   Remove other apps the same way. You can leave apps you use often, such as Phone or Messages.

   

With a black wallpaper and a dark Home Screen appearance, the white app names stand out. AnySpace can save a black image to Photos.

1. Open the widget setup guide

   In AnySpace, open Settings › “Widget setup guide.”

   

2. Save the black wallpaper

   On the final step, tap “Save black wallpaper to Photos.”

   

3. Allow adding photos

   Tap “Allow” so AnySpace can add the image to Photos.

   

4. Open Edit Wallpaper

   Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen, tap “Edit” in the top-left corner, then choose “Edit Wallpaper.”

   

5. Tap “Photo”

   Tap “Photo” at the bottom.

   

6. Pick the black image

   Tap the black image you just saved.

   

7. Tap Done

   Tap “Done” in the top-right corner of the preview.

   

8. Tap Done again

   When the Home Screen preview turns black, tap “Done” again.

   

9. Make the Home Screen dark

   The widget text follows your Home Screen appearance. Under “Edit” › “Customize,” choose “Dark” to show the names in white.

   

10. Finish editing

    Tap an empty spot, then the check mark, to finish editing.

    

With Screen Time permission, iOS blocks every app except those you allow. After a short bolt animation, the app shows the same list as your Home Screen widget and the elapsed lock time.

1. Slide all the way

   In AnySpace, slide the bolt at the bottom all the way to the right. It will not lock if you let go halfway.

   

2. Allow Screen Time access (first time only)

   The first time you lock, iOS asks for Screen Time access. Tap “Continue.”

   

3. Allow with Passcode

   Tap “Allow with Passcode” and enter your iPhone passcode. AnySpace needs this permission to block other apps.

   

4. Locked

   Elapsed lock time appears at the top, with the same app list as your widget below. The allowed apps stay bold; the rest are struck through.

   

5. The widget shows the app list too

   In the widget, the allowed app names at the top stay bold and the others fade.

   

6. When you open a blocked app

   The screen shows “time saved” during this lock. Tap “Go back” to keep the lock on.

   

Before you unlock, AnySpace shows a two-breath pause. Then you can unlock or take a short break.

1. Tap Unlock

   Tap “Unlock” on the blocked-app screen, or slide the bolt in AnySpace all the way to the left.

   

2. Two breaths

   First you get a few seconds to settle. Then breathe in as the circle fills, and out as it empties. There is a short pause before the second breath too.

   

3. Unlock, or take a short break

   Tap “Unlock” to end the lock. For a short break, choose +2 min, +5 min, +10 min, or +30 min. AnySpace relocks when the break ends.

   

Lock from Control Center without opening AnySpace. You can add the same control to a button at the bottom of your Lock Screen.

1. Edit Control Center

   Swipe down from the top-right corner to open Control Center, then tap + in the top-left corner.

   

2. Tap “Add a Control”

   Tap “Add a Control” at the bottom.

   

3. Add AnySpace Lock

   Type AnySpace in the search field, then tap “AnySpace Lock.”

   

4. Tap to lock

   Finish editing, then tap the AnySpace Lock control in Control Center to lock.

   

On an iPhone with an Action button, press and hold it to lock.

1. Open Action button settings

   In Settings › “Action Button,” swipe to “Controls,” then tap “Choose a Control…”.

   

2. Choose AnySpace Lock

   Type AnySpace in the search field, then tap “AnySpace Lock.”

   

3. All set

   When AnySpace Lock appears below, setup is complete. Press and hold the Action button to lock.

   

A Shortcuts automation can lock AnySpace every day at 9:30 PM. You can also choose triggers such as arriving at or leaving a place, or turning on a Focus.

1. Create a new shortcut

   Open Shortcuts and tap + at the bottom.

   

2. Tap Edit

   Tap “Edit” in the top-right corner.

   

3. Tap “Automation”

   Tap “Automation” in the list at the bottom.

   

4. Choose “Time of Day”

   Tap “Time of Day” at the top. To use a place or another trigger, choose it here instead.

   

5. Set the time

   Tap the time field and set when to lock.

   

6. Add “Lock AnySpace”

   Type AnySpace in the search field at the bottom, then tap “Lock AnySpace.”

   

7. Check Repeat and Automation

   Tap the arrow next to the time. Check that “Repeat” is set to “Every Day” and the automation is on.

   

8. Save the automation

   Tap the back button in the top-left corner to save. AnySpace will lock at the set time.

   

When a Focus such as Sleep or Work turns on, AnySpace locks. When it turns off, the lock started by that Focus ends.

1. Add a Focus filter

   1. In Settings › “Focus,” tap the Focus you want, such as “Sleep.”
   2. Under “Focus Filters,” tap “Add Filter.”
   3. Choose “AnySpace Lock,” turn on “Lock while on,” then tap “Add.”

   AnySpace now locks when this Focus turns on and ends that lock when it turns off.