Changelog
Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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Profile Locking Enhancements
- Profile locking indicator has been moved to the sidebar (on desktop) and header on mobile
- Added optional unlock delay preference
- Added optional auto lock timer
- Added preference to turn off profile locking hints
- Profile locking strictness can be increased even when profile is locked.
General changes
- Mobile user experience has been improved to use drawers.
- Update home page setup checklist with new steps
- Switching from DoH to WARP mode in App Preferences is disallowed when profile is locked.
The Tech Lockdown dashboard has been updated with new enhancements and bug fixes.
Analytics
The home page has been updated to display analytics for the last day, week, or month.
Traffic Logs
Traffic logs have been improved so that it's easier to debug wrongly blocked websites or find new websites that should be blocked.
- Search by keyword in the domain
- View traffic logs from past 48 hours (increased from 24)
- Filter by websites associated with a category or app
- Sort by domain name, associated application, time, or count
- Expand an entry to see more information, like which rule was responsible for applying a specific action, the associated application (if any), and matched categories.
General Changes and Fixes
- Increased profile locking random text locking method from 250 to 1,000 character max range.
- Fixed an issue where content policy Allow rule schedules could be adjusted even while the profile is locked.
- Added new DNS Apps and Categories
- Fixed an issue where Cloudflare sync didn't work with new accounts.
- Fixed an issue with Stripe checkout displaying an error even though the checkout succeeded.
The Tech Lockdown dashboard has been updated so that a descriptive block page can be enabled and that Cloudflare certificates (required for the block page) can be enabled and managed.
- Enable a descriptive block page, which tells you why a website was blocked and which rule was responsible. The Cloudflare certificate must be installed and trusted on your devices to enable the block page.
- Added Cloudflare certificate management section to the Tech Lockdown dashboard to simplify the certificate renewal process.
A secondary email address can be added to a Tech Lockdown profile for use with Profile Locking and notifications. If you're working with an Accountability Partner, setting their email as a secondary email is a great way to prevent yourself from easily unlocking your profile.
Here is the change summary:
- Added a new secondary email profile locking strategy. An unlock pin is emailed to the secondary email address and used as part of the profile unlocking process. Learn more here.
- Secondary email notifications can be optionally opted into. Learn more about the notifications sent here.
Fixes:
- Random text profile locking strategy now rotates properly in between re-locking a profile
A new tool for the Mac was added to the Tech Lockdown dashboard and we improved on some existing features.
- New: Mac Config Generator tool for protecting settings on a Mac
- Updated iOS App Manager to allow saving apps that you selected so that the app list persists when the page is reloaded
We released a few major additions to the Tech Lockdown platform:
- New Mac Content Policy enforcer tool simplifies bypass prevention on Mac.
- New Supervised Config generator reliably enforces restrictions on iPhone and iPad devices.
- New Android device management guide that showcases a better device management alternative.
Dashboard Changes (BETA)
- Allow toggling between a list and scheduled view on the Content Policy page. This simplifies seeing which rules have schedules and where they overlap with other rules.
- Add a calendar picker view to the rule editor, making it easier to select multi-day time ranges and to see visual indicators of when the rule is applied relative to the current time.
- Updated the rule editor to use tabs instead of displaying all options on one page.
Read more in the latest blog post.
A new version of the Tech Lockdown dashboard is now available. Here are the latest changes:
- Fixed an issue where adding domains to rules sometimes didn't work properly. The rule would appear to be added to the rule, but not actually be attached to the content policy correctly. This lead to some confusion over why whitelisting a domain wasn't working. This should be fixed now.
- New: The domain editor now has another option for blocking domains containing certain keywords.
- New: Added the ability to change the schedule for the Internet Downtime preset.
Read our blog post with more details about these changes.
FilterV2 is in Beta
We've been working on a new DNS Filtering platform, which we've been referring to as #filterV2. The new platform has been in early access for the past few months and we're finally ready to make it available to the public.
The new platform provides a significant capability boost:
- Support for Standard iOS devices (full device management is no longer required)
- IPv6, DNS over TLS, and DNS over HTTPS support
- Powerful Content Policy composed of layered rules that can be scoped to a schedule, audience, and hundreds of apps, categories, or domains.
- Unchangeable "breadcrumb trail" that shows changes made to your account, like if a rule was modified or turned off.
- Invite other people to your account to share your DNS Content Policy.
- Profile locking with more options for customizing how you lock it. A secondary email address is no longer required. The same concept applies where locking your profile will prevent you from changing settings that reduce restrictions, but you can still add to restrictions.
Chatbot
We've integrated an AI chatbot that is trained on all of the information we provide. Content blocking and device management can be overwhelming, but the chatbot will help people get answers to their questions more quickly.
Apple Config Generator
IOS devices can install a file that automatically sets the network settings on the device.
We released an Apple Config generator that lets you easily generate and install the config that would link to your personal Content Policy. If your iOS device is supervised, you can prevent the profile from being removed. Check it out.
Help Docs
With the release of the new platform, we've added a new help section to the website with tutorials. Check it out.
We have a new logo!
Premium Guides
(members.techlockdown.com)- Sidebar filter added to the guides page, for ease of topic and platform navigation.
- Added some new Browser Configuration guides to improve blocking and bypass prevention.
- Feature request link added.
- Made improvements to customer support system.
Filtering
(app.techlockdown.com)- Improved the installation process.
New Platform Development
(https://members.techlockdown.com/early-access)- Android Admin App. We've completed development of this app and are currently testing it.
- For Filter V2, we are in the development stage and plan on having a test version available soon.
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