Brick launches 'Brick Night' to automatically block distracting apps in the bedroom. 4 mins read Brick Night, the company's first major new product launch since its flagship Brick device, uses Bluetooth technology to automatically block selected apps when you enter your bedroom - creating a boundary around late-night and early-morning phone use to protect the moments that matter. Key Takeaways * Brick introduces Brick Night, a new product that uses Bluetooth to block apps automatically when you enter your bedroom. Set the boundary once; no reminders or repeated tapping required. * Brick Night brings Brick's approach to intentional technology use into a new environment: the bedroom. If Brick helps you build a daily boundary with your phone, Brick Night creates an automatic physical boundary around the space where you sleep - protecting the first and last moments of your day. * Brick Night works every night, automatically. Once set up, Bluetooth detects when your phone enters the designated space and activates your selected blocking mode during your chosen hours - no remembering, tapping, or willpower required. CHICAGO-BUSINESS WIRE- Brick, the leading digital wellness tool designed to create a more intentional relationship with your technology, today announced Brick Night, the new physical device that uses Bluetooth to automatically block selected apps upon entering the bedroom. Unlike app blockers that rely on schedules or users remembering to activate them, Brick Night uses physical location to create friction between people and their phones exactly where they want it: the bedroom. Brick Night marks the company's first major new product launch since the original Brick, bringing its philosophy of designing environments for healthier technology habits into the bedroom with automatic, location-based blocking. It creates a new boundary for the moments when people are most likely to reach for their phones - late at night and first thing in the morning. Screen time in bed has a real cost. Large-scale studies have found that using screens in bed is strongly associated with insomnia and lower sleep duration, regardless of the screen activity. Whether it's scrolling social media before bed or checking emails as soon as the alarm clock goes off, Brick Night helps set a space-specific screen time boundary to protect time to wind down at night and start the morning without immediately reaching for a phone. Wanting to put your phone down at night is the easy part. Actually doing it every night is hard. Brick Night takes the work out of maintaining that boundary. Using Bluetooth, it automatically detects when your phone enters your bedroom or designated sleep space and activates your chosen Brick mode during your selected hours. When you leave the space, it automatically Unbricks. "Since Brick's inception, we've been fascinated with the idea of environment design," said Brick Co-founder TJ Driver. "We've learned that changing our relationship with technology isn't about having more discipline, it's about changing the environment around us, leaving us able to focus on what matters. That led us to explore the creation of physical 'spaces' that adapt to our daily lives. Brick Night takes that idea into a crucial space: the bedroom. It creates an automatic boundary, allowing users to seamlessly disconnect where it matters most." Brick Night can be shared by multiple users in the same bedroom, with each user able to connect their own Brick app and independently choose which apps they want blocked. Brick was founded by TJ Driver and Zach Nasgowitz, members of the first generation to grow up entirely alongside smartphones. Like many people, they experienced both the benefits and downsides of always-on technology firsthand. After trying everything from app blockers and Screen Time settings to deleting apps altogether, they realized the core problem wasn't a lack of willpower - it was an environment designed for distraction. Brick was built around a simple idea: if technology is designed to remove friction, perhaps healthier technology habits start by intentionally adding some back. Brick Night is available for $129 USD exclusively at www.getbrick.com starting October 22, 2026. To learn more, follow Brick on Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. About Brick Brick is the world's first digital wellness tool designed to turn smartphones back into tools, helping people design their environment for success and take back their time. A leader in digital wellness, Brick acts as a physical barrier between you and your tech, helping you build a more intentional relationship with your devices - so you can do more of what matters, at home, at work, outdoors, wherever you spend your time. Today, Brick is used in over 180 countries by more than hundreds of thousands of professionals, students, and families seeking to reclaim their time, focus, and attention. Whether for deep work, meaningful connection, or everyday presence, Brick helps people do more of what matters. Founded in 2023 by Thomas "TJ" Driver and Zach Nasgowitz, graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Brick was born from a shared realization: even those building technology were struggling to control it. What started as a simple solution has grown into a global movement redefining how people interact with their devices. Contact details:

Brick Night automatically blocks distracting apps in the bedroom. April Ossington | 23 Oct 2026 Brick has launched Brick Night, a new device designed to automatically block selected smartphone apps when users enter the bedroom. Unlike app blockers that rely on schedules or manual activation, Brick Night uses Bluetooth to detect when a phone enters a designated sleep space. During chosen hours, it activates a pre-set blocking mode and restricts access to selected apps. When the user leaves the area, the system automatically removes the block. The product is intended to create a stronger boundary around late-night and early-morning phone use, particularly for people who struggle with scrolling social media, checking emails or using other distracting apps in bed. Multiple people can use the same Brick Night device, with each person connecting through the Brick app and choosing which apps they want blocked. The launch builds on the company's original Brick product, which was designed around the idea of adding physical friction to smartphone use rather than relying entirely on willpower or software settings. Brick says the bedroom was a logical next step because it is one of the environments where people are most likely to reach for their phones at the beginning and end of the day. The company has also pointed to research linking screen use in bed with poorer sleep duration and insomnia, although Brick Night itself is not positioned as a medical device. The system can be configured around selected hours so users can decide when the blocking behaviour should apply. Brick Night is available from 23 October 2026 for $206 in Australia through Brick's website. The launch reflects a broader shift in digital wellness products, with companies increasingly looking at physical environments and automation rather than relying only on reminders, timers and screen-time controls.