A Fella routine locks Netflix at the same time every night and holds until morning, so the decision to stop happens once, when you set it up, instead of every night in bed.
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The next episode is already queued before you've decided whether to keep watching, which is exactly what turns "one more" into a much later bedtime. If Netflix on your phone is the one app doing that and the rest of your phone isn't the problem, a routine scoped to just Netflix is simpler than blocking everything.
Select Netflix on its own and set the start time to whenever you actually want to stop, and the end time to whenever you get up. The routine begins the session on its own, so there is nothing to close once you're already in bed.
Everything else on your phone stays untouched, including messaging, your alarm, and anything else you might reach for at night.
Be clear about the scope. Fella blocks the Netflix app on your iPhone. It does not reach a TV or a laptop, so if late-night watching happens on a bigger screen, the phone-level block alone won't cover that.
Leave Phone, Messages, and your alarm off the blocked list entirely, so those keep working exactly as normal. For the one time something genuinely can't wait, each session includes a single 5-minute emergency unlock, then Netflix locks again automatically.
If other apps are part of the same bedtime pattern, not just Netflix, see our broader block streaming apps before bed page, or stop scrolling at night for the behavior side of why this happens. For blocking Netflix beyond bedtime too, see how to block Netflix on iPhone.
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Yes. A routine starts a blocking session on the days and times you choose, so a nightly Netflix block begins on its own once set up, rather than needing to be turned on each evening.
No. Fella blocks selected iPhone apps only. If Netflix on a TV or computer is also part of the problem, that needs a separate device-level solution.
No. A nightly Netflix block uses the same routine and session mechanism as any other Fella block, just scoped to one app and applied to bedtime hours.
No, as long as you do not add those apps to the block. Fella blocks only the apps you select, so leaving Clock, Phone, and Messages unselected keeps alarms and calls working normally.
Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock. Use it if something genuinely needs attention, and Netflix locks again automatically once the five minutes end.
