Hi Chaveirim. I have a iPhone smartphone and I have the best filter for it: GenTech. However, the filter cannot seem to block all apps and there are few of them that allow me FULL access to shmuts.

Everytime I want to disable an app I need to call them to restrict the app. But it’s a long process and finally I cannot access it. However, I search for similar app of the same category and find one. I’m so disappointed and feel destroyed due to my inability to control myself.

i would appreciate a reply so I can maybe be more specific and finally get some help! HELP!

Welcome aboard,
How do you know it is your iphone, not yourself?
Can you go back to TAG and request them to adjust gentech to a whitelist only?

The best filter is one you are not testing. You need to figure out how to stop testing the filter all the time.
Look around for some tips how to start living even with the iPhone. (Assuming you can't get rid of it)

You are saying something powerful.  Actually there was a time when my father used a pin on my phone to disable downloading of apps.  It worked for a little while until I decided to find a program to reveal the 4 letter password.

I do suffer from depression (biPolar) and the problem is that I'm too much in bed or home bound. I realize that betalo meviou leidai sheyamus and ein odom chotei elah im kein...

I liked your comment of maybe I should stop looking at the problems with my phone and maybe look into myself.

I do have too much time on my hand.  A good chavrusa would help too.

Please remember this is a public forums and is accessible by everyone. Please be careful about posting personal identifiable information online.
Thanks

you can edit your posts and take out any details you want.

Filter is a tool to refrain you from accessing the shmutz, but the best tool is you, and a work on yourself...
You could have the best of the best filter of the world, and you would continue to eventually fall if there isn't work on yourself, because every filter can have a breach, and you can access shmutz from anywhere else : if it's not from the Internet, it could be TV, papers... It is the world of today.

In a more practical way : contact TAG, and ask them how to avoid these flaws. And remove the applications that have flaws and find their equivalent without flaws.
A personnal example  : Uber Android app had some flaws (it's fixed now), so I removed the application and I added Uber website in my whitelist to make orders...

​Behatslacha, and stay strong

Old message I guess but if only my user name is shown, why do I need to be anonymous with my message?

ccb73 wrote on 03 Nov 2019 23:57:

I have the same issue. Exactly. I've gone through every single app in the app store and hunted down any with pornographic material. Successfully. 

I requested from Gentech that they should put a note on my account that says not to unblock even if requested. But mainly what helped was screenshot accountability with a partner I know personally and have the account locked so I cannot change any settings or delete screenshots.

Unfortunately you cannot have screenshot accountability on iOS devices (iPhones and iPads) due to Apple's security settings. 
I would highly recommend you meet with TAG about this, you can have a private, confidential consultation.
Practically, I would have them block the app store and require all new apps to be approved before they are allowed, and then have an accountability partner set a PIN on your Gentech account. This way any time you want to make a change to your filter your partner needs to approve it first and pass it along to Gentech with the PIN.

You got a strong point. I will look into this carefully BE”H. A kehilla filter is what I’m looking for too but they have me bound by forcing me to first get a tablet. Just a thought popped in: Maybe I can just call filter company to put me in that kehilla and submit the letter that the moisad gave me!

ccb45 wrote on 19 May 2023 16:35:

TAG has various kehillos as well. You can discuss them with them and get placed in one that fits your requirements without having to get a tablet.