When you add apps to the "Excluded apps" list, they’ll only be excluded from "Screen Time" tracking. But they will still be blocked with the different types of "Blocks" you have set up. Ex: "Daily limit", "Blocked hours", "Always blocked" and "Challenges".

"Excluded apps" can still be blocked by Roots if they’re part of an active block. If you don’t want them to be blocked, go to "Roots > Blocking" and remove those apps from your active blocks.

If the apps are being blocked in "Challenges" you will have to remove them from there too.

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