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How to cut short-form video on iPhone
Short clips autoplay into the next one, so closing the app by willpower usually lasts until the next unlock. On iPhone it works better to move three things at once: the limit, the alerts, and the icon.
Why it restarts so fast
Each clip is short and the next one is unknown. That pair keeps the thumb moving.
This is how the apps are built. If the icon sits on the first screen, unlock and playback are a second apart.
App Limits first
Settings > Screen Time > App Limits, then pick YouTube, Instagram, TikTok one by one. An app limit is more accurate than Entertainment.
Start with a short cap, not zero — zero trains workarounds. Twenty minutes is enough. Turn on a Screen Time passcode.
Alerts and the home screen
Turn off notifications. A red badge reopens the app even when a limit exists.
Move the icons to page two or a folder. If they greet you at unlock, the hand wins before the limit does.
The first ten minutes
Decide one thing you do after unlock that is not a feed — water, a task app, a timer. After that window, the cap has a chance.
Dopamine Bank is an upcoming iPhone app that records those blocks as deposits. The settings above already widen the gap.
If you want those blocks to add up
The App Store listing is being prepared. This does not diagnose or treat addiction.