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How to block Facebook on iPhone without deleting it.

Keep Facebook for family, groups, and the event invite. Lose the part where a quick check eats your lunch break.

Swing lets you choose Facebook as an app to protect. It puts a funny interruption in front of the feed so you can decide what you actually opened it for.

More on this: Block apps on iPhone.

1. Pick the apps that pull you in

Choose Facebook in Swing if Marketplace, groups, or the feed reliably pull you into a scroll you never meant to start.

2. Finish the iPhone setup

Follow Swing’s on-screen permission setup. This lets Swing show its interruption before your protected app opens, instead of asking your half-awake thumb to be the whole plan.

3. Let Swing catch the first tap

Swing steps in before Facebook opens fully, giving you a small pause before the app starts serving everybody else’s business.

4. Make the call

Close it, or unblock it for a while when you need the app. Facebook stays on your iPhone either way.

Quick answers

Do I have to delete the app?

No. Swing adds an interruption before a protected app opens. Your app, account, and data stay on your iPhone.

Can I still use it when I need to?

Yep. You choose whether to leave the app or unblock it for a while. Swing is there to interrupt the reflex, not run your life.

What should I protect first?

Start with the app that most often turns a quick check into a missing hour. One honest choice beats a huge list you will never use.

Related: Limit social media on iPhone · Reduce screen time on iPhone.

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