4.10の新機能
• ブロック画面からOpalを直接開けるようになり、より早く解除できます
• 低電力モードでのOpalの動作が軽くなり、バッテリー消費も抑えられます
• 毎日のインサイトをまとめて確認できるようになりました。ホーム画面からアクセスできます
• ファミリー共有のグループにいるお子様のスクリーンタイムが表示されない問題を修正しました
• アプリ全体の日本語を改善しました
• その他の修正と調整

4.9の新機能
• Focusフィルタや許可のみのルールを含め、ブロックの信頼性が向上しました
• 日本語と中国語のユーザー向けに一部の画面を改善しました
• パフォーマンスの改善に加え、アプリ全体の修正と調整を行いました

次に予定していること（優先順）
• バックグラウンドでのブロックをさらに強化し、Opalを開かなくてもすべてのルールが毎回時間どおりに適用されるようにします
• 制限時間に達したときの表示を分かりやすくし、解除の選択肢が誤解を招かないようにします
• Opalが何をするアプリなのか、ルールとは何か、解除がどう機能するのかがすぐ分かる、より分かりやすい初期設定

その先も、ファミリーモードとスクールモード、最適なタイミングで賢く提案・介入するAutofocus、さらに優れたタイマーなど、多くをお届けする予定です。

お寄せいただいたご意見はすべて読んでいます。このリストは、その声から生まれました。ありがとうございます。

4.9の新機能
• Focusフィルタや許可のみのルールを含め、ブロックの信頼性が向上しました
• 日本語と中国語のユーザー向けに一部の画面を改善しました
• パフォーマンスの改善に加え、アプリ全体の修正と調整を行いました

4.8の新機能

速度とパフォーマンス
• 全体的な高速化：起動が速くなり、ホームと統計のスクロールが滑らかになり、動作の重さとバッテリー消費を減らすための幅広い改善を行いました

ブロックの信頼性
• 制限時間をより確実に動作するよう最適化しました
• 短い時間帯でもルールの保存が失敗しなくなりました
• 制限時間に達した直後に、通常のブロック画面ではなく「recovery」画面が一瞬表示されることがある問題を修正しました
• 緊急パスが有効な状態でタイマーを開始すると、何が起こるかを説明するようになりました

修正と調整
• ホームのインサイトカードを改善しました（続きもあります）
• ライブアクティビティで宝石が表示されなくなることがある問題を修正しました
• セッションの名前を変更する際に編集シートが一部隠れる問題を修正しました

次に予定していること（優先順）
• 見違えるホーム画面 — より良いスコア（スクリーンタイムを含む）、ジェム、おすすめ
• バックグラウンドでのブロックをさらに強化し、Opalを開かなくてもすべてのルールが毎回時間どおりに適用されるようにします
• 制限時間に達したときの表示を分かりやすくし、解除の選択肢が誤解を招かないようにします
• Opalが何をするアプリなのか、ルールとは何か、解除がどう機能するのかがすぐ分かる、より分かりやすい初期設定

その先も、ファミリーモードとスクールモード、最適なタイミングで賢く提案・介入するAutofocus、さらに優れたタイマーなど、多くをお届けする予定です。

お寄せいただいたご意見はすべて読んでいます。このリストは、その声から生まれました。ありがとうございます。

4.8 is all about speed. Opal should open instantly, scroll smoothly, and stay out of your way — so this release went wide on performance, from cold launch to the Home and Stats screens, alongside more reliability and polish across the app.

New in 4.8

Speed and performance
• An across-the-board speed pass: faster cold launch, smoother Home and Stats scrolling, and broad work to cut lag and battery use

Blocking reliability
• Optimised Time Limits to be more reliable
• Saving a Rule no longer fails for small time periods
• Fixed a rare case where, just after you reached a time limit, you could briefly see the "recovery" screen instead of the normal block screen
• Starting a timer while an emergency pass is active now explains what will happen

Fixes and polish
• Improvements to home insight cards (more on the way!)
• Fixed an issue that could cause the gemstone to go missing on the Live Activity
• Fixed the editing sheet getting partly hidden while renaming a Session

New in 4.7
• More reliable background blocking — re-blocks after an unblock, scheduled Rule starts and stops, and time-limit blocks all happen without opening Opal
• Fixed a rare case where an already-expired time limit could lock you out again after midnight
• "Unblock All" from the Rule card now works during a block-all-except session, and no longer lifts an app held by a reached limit
• The unblock Live Activity now has a "Block Again" button
• The heads-up notification for time limits is back
• Sessions and timers can now run for multiple days, up to 14 days
• Fixed a bug where the waiting room could get stuck at 0
• Screen time reports no longer include Family Sharing members' usage

What's next, in priority order
• A stunning home screen — a better score (including screen time), gems, and recommendations
• Keep hardening background blocking so every Rule applies on time, every time, without opening Opal
• Making time limits clearer when you reach one, so the unblock option is never misleading
• Clearer setup so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works

After this, we're excited to build much more — Family and School modes, Autofocus for intelligent, timely recommendations and interventions, more incredible timers, and more.

We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.

4.7 is all about one thing: blocking that fires exactly when it should, 100% of the time, even when Opal is closed. That's the promise of the product, and it's where most of our energy went.

New in 4.7

Blocking reliability
• More fixes to ensure scheduled blocking applies on time in the background. Re-blocks after an unblock ends, scheduled Rule starts and stops, and time-limit blocks all happen without opening Opal
• Opal now detects and repairs OS-level shield issues the old check couldn't see
• Fixed a rare case where an already-expired time limit could lock you out again after midnight

Unblocking
• Fixed a case where "Unblock All" from the Rule card did nothing during a block-all-except session
• "Unblock All" no longer wrongly lifts an app held by a reached time limit or a used-up open limit. Those stay blocked
• The unblock Live Activity now has a "Block Again" button

Limits and timers
• Brought back the halfway heads-up notification for time limits
• Sessions and timers can now run for multiple days, up to 14 days
• Fixed a case where a countdown could get stuck at 0, like the waiting room after reopening Opal

Fixes and polish
• Fixed the Adult Websites screens getting cut off on Plus-size iPhones
• Fixed a case where a paywall could appear when it shouldn't
• Screen time reports no longer include Family Sharing members' usage. Many users who had family sharing setup with their partner or kids experienced this issue, which will now be fixed
• Faster access to notification settings, a red dot for new support replies, and a smoother handoff to a human in support

New in 4.6
• Scheduled blocks and unblocks now apply reliably in the background, so you no longer have to open Opal for them to take effect
• Fixed blocking that misfired while your Rules were still reloading
• Tap your profile photo to change it
• Deleting your last active Rule now warns you before you remove your only protection
• "Reset Limit" now appears above "Pause Rule" on active limit Rules
• Cleaned up the App Unblocked notification, removed the "Pace yourself" line

What's next, in priority order
• A stunning home screen - better score (including screen time), gems, and recommendations.
• Keep hardening background blocking so every Rule applies on time, every time, without opening Opal
• Make timers stunning
• Making time limits clearer when you reach one, so the unblock option is never misleading
• Clearer onboarding so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works

After this, we are super excited to build many exciting updates for the product, including Family and School modes, Autofocus to power intelligent timely recommendations and interventions, more incredible timers and more.

We read everything you send us, and it shaped this list directly. Thank you.

4.6 is small but where it counts: blocking is more reliable and we've made multiple UX improvements. Here's what's new, what came before it, and what's next, in priority order.

New in 4.6
• Blocking is much more reliable in the background, blocks should always start and end on time.

Also fixed in recent updates

Rules and blocking
• Daily time limits can now be any duration in 5-minute steps, from 5 minutes to 23 hours 55 (4.5)
• Waiting Room "Difficulty" is now "Resistance", with clearer Standard and Increasing options (4.5)
• Sessions are back as a Rule, including Always On (4.4)
• Before you delete a Rule, Opal offers to pause it instead (4.4)
• The Adult Websites filter gained a Hard Mode commitment (4.4)
• Better UX on all of our Rule creation flows (4.4)
• Block whole categories during onboarding, with a nudge that picking apps one by one is safest (4.3.2)
• Better detection of blocking silently drifting out of line (4.3.2)
• Time limit resets are back, and usage counts again after you reach your limit (4.3.1)
• Opal quietly repairs blocking in more situations (4.3.1)
• Fixed PIN number migration + locked down disabling rules when it's active (4.3)

Account and Pro
• Pro subscribers no longer show up as Free when the subscription check is slow — Pro status loads instantly from your device (4.5)
• Coming back to Opal is faster: re-onboarding skips the questions Opal already knows, and sign-in comes first when we detect a previous account (4.5)
• More stability syncing your Pro access (4.3.2)
• No more paywall for current Pro subscribers (4.3)
• Fixed the unexpected logouts (server fix June 24, plus 4.2.2)
• Pro access restores itself automatically, and everyone has unlimited Rules (4.2.2)

Home screen and design
• Your daily screen time is back on the home screen, with today's total and most-used apps (4.3.1)
• The gem progress notification no longer appears for gemstones you've already unlocked (4.3.2)
• Refreshed timer and unblock Live Activities, and fixed the widget gemstone color (4.3.1)

Unblocking
• A new "Unblock All" button in My Apps unblocks everything that can be unblocked quickly (4.5)
• Waiting rooms can no longer be parked to bypass the wait (4.3.2)
• One simple unblock flow everywhere, with your own unblock time, not just 5 minutes (4.2.2)
• Fixed cases where unblocking didn't work at all (4.2.1)

Streaks
• Fixed an issue that could cause your streak to be incorrectly calculated (4.3.1)
• Fixed the migration that wiped some streaks, and restored streaks for 3,500 affected people on June 25 (4.2.1)

Stability
• Cleaner screen time stats (4.3)
• Fixed crashing on launch, overheating and lag on the home screen (4.2, 4.2.1)
• Uninstall protection can no longer be turned off while blocking (4.2.1)

Things you should know
• Increasing wait time in the waiting room is in Settings → Waiting Room → Resistance → Increasing
• Your daily screen time is on the home screen; tap the Screen Time card for the app-by-app view

What's next, in priority order
• Continuing to harden against apps getting stuck blocked
• Fixing referrals
• Further hardening streak resilience
• Showing Focus Hours on the home screen
• Clearer setup so it's obvious what Opal does, what a Rule is, and how unblocking works

Your messages decide this list. We're still reading every one. Thank you.