Brick Device Locks Out Phone Scrolling in the Bedroom

WHO:

Mashable - Brick makes the Brick Night device.

WHAT:

The Verge - Brick Night uses two CR2477 batteries and supports multiple users, each of whom can independently configure settings, modes, blocked apps, time windows, and spaces.

The Verge - Users can set a location zone of up to 25 feet x 25 feet.

The Verge - Brick Night costs more than twice as much as the original $59 Brick.

The Verge - Brick Night does not include NFC capabilities and cannot provide both location-based and tap-based blocking.

Mashable - Brick Night automatically blocks distracting apps when users enter their bedroom during set hours.

Mashable - Brick Night is available for $129.

CNET - The device is described as potentially helping people who struggle with doomscrolling when they should be sleeping.

WHERE:

Mashable - Brick Night is designed to block distracting apps when a user enters their bedroom.

CNET - The device is triggered when a user enters their bedroom.

WHY:

CNET - Brick Night is intended to help people avoid doomscrolling when they should be sleeping.

HOW:

The Verge - Users can choose specific apps to block rather than making the entire phone inaccessible.

The Verge - Unlike the original Brick, Brick Night activates without requiring users to tap their phone against the device.

Mashable - Brick Night uses Bluetooth to detect when a user enters their bedroom and automatically block distracting apps during set hours.

Mashable - The device does not need charging.

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 23:17 UTC)

Brick has introduced Brick Night, a device designed to block distracting apps when users enter their bedroom during hours they choose. It uses Bluetooth to detect their arrival and activates automatically, without requiring them to tap their phone against the device. Users can select specific apps to block, rather than making the entire phone inaccessible, and set a location zone of up to 25 feet by 25 feet. The device supports multiple users, each with independent settings for modes, blocked apps, time windows and spaces. Powered by two CR2477 batteries, Brick Night does not need charging. It is priced at $129, more than twice the original Brick’s $59 price. Unlike the original, it has no NFC capability, so it cannot combine location-based and tap-based blocking. The device is intended to help people avoid late-night doomscrolling when they should be sleeping.

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(UPDATED October 23, 2026 13:22 UTC)

Brick has introduced Brick Night, a device designed to help people stop scrolling on their phones when they should be asleep. Using Bluetooth, it detects when a user enters their bedroom and automatically blocks distracting apps during hours the user has set. The app restrictions are triggered by entering the room, rather than requiring someone to remember to activate them manually. Brick Night is intended for people who struggle with doomscrolling at bedtime and want a more automatic way to limit access to distracting apps. The device costs $129 and does not need to be charged. Its bedroom-based setup focuses the blocking on a particular place and time, helping users keep those apps available outside the hours they have chosen.