AntiScroll

An open-source Android accessibility service app designed to help users reduce screen time by blocking short-form video feeds across popular platforms like YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.

Features

- YouTube Shorts Blocking: Analyzes UI structures combined with Window State events to back you out of endless Shorts. - Instagram Reels Blocking: Targets explicit Reel viewer View IDs to prevent doom-scrolling. - Privacy-First: Operates entirely locally on your device via Android Accessibility Services. No data is collected or transmitted. - Anime Wisdom: Displays motivational Anime quotes to inspire discipline. - Beautiful UI: Polished Material Design 3 UI with dark mode, subtle animations, and zero user-tracking ads.

How it works

This app utilizes the AccessibilityService API to listen for specific Window State Change events. Once it detects the resource IDs or class names specific to the short-form content in target apps, it immediately triggers the GLOBAL_ACTION_BACK feature (a simulated "Back" button press) to pop the user back into their main feed or home screen.

Setup

To install AntiScroll on your phone during development:

1. Open this project in Android Studio. 2. Build -> Make Project 3. Run the app on a connected physical device or emulator. 4. Enable the Accessibility Permission when prompted inside the app.

Note: For Android 13+ devices, sideloaded applications enforce restricted settings. You must open Settings -> Apps -> AntiScroll -> 3-dots Menu -> "Allow restricted settings" before Android will allow you to enable the Accessibility Service.

⛔ WARNING!

APK downloaded CANNOT be installed normally. You will get "INSTALL_FAILED_TEST_ONLY" error. Use Android Studio deployment only.

License

AntiScroll is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. In short: You can freely use, modify, and distribute this software, but any derivative works or distributed versions must also be fully open-source.