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What's new in OFFBET

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0.1.5#

OFFBET stops the VPNs people reach for to slip past the block — on Windows

WindowsAddedImproved
  • Consumer VPNs can no longer open a hole in your protection. NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Proton, Turbo VPN and twenty-odd others are blocked while OFFBET is on — a company or work VPN you rely on is never touched.
  • Someone who cares about you is told if a VPN turns up. When a known VPN appears on the PC, your Companion gets a heads-up.
  • Fewer ways around the filter. Opera's built-in VPN, Brave's private Tor window and browsers' Secure-DNS shortcuts are all closed off.
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The quiet ways out are closed

AndroidImproved
  • Turning off notifications no longer turns off protection. OFFBET notices and keeps you covered.
  • Links opened inside Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are checked too — not only your main browser.
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Protection that keeps up with modern networks — and leaves your bank alone

AndroidAddedImproved
  • OFFBET now protects you on IPv6 networks. On the newer mobile networks rolling out worldwide, the filter keeps working instead of quietly stepping aside.
  • Your banking and payment apps just work. Across ten more markets, forty-six banks and wallets are recognised so they run normally while you stay protected.
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The blocklist updates faster, and OFFBET speaks your language in more places

WebAndroidImproved
  • New gambling sites are blocked sooner. The list now ships as instant editions instead of waiting on a full rebuild.
  • OFFBET's name and store page now appear in your language in thirty more countries.
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Set the name you go by, right in Settings

AndroidAdded
  • You can set your display name from Settings — a simple editable line above your email, in all 34 languages.
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Send a photo to support, from the phone you are protecting

AndroidWebAddedImproved
  • Attach a photo inside the app. Tapping the image button opens your gallery — no permission asked, nothing stored beyond the message you send.
  • Photos taken on the phone go through. The limit is generous enough for a picture from a modern camera, not just a screenshot.
  • Your message stays visible while you type it. The keyboard no longer covers the box you are writing in.
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The community room, in your language and easier to reach

WebImprovedAdded
  • The room fills the screen on a phone. No card, no frame — the conversation is the page, and what you type stays above the keyboard while you write it.
  • Every language has its own page. Titles, descriptions and web addresses are written in each of the 34 languages, so a link you share arrives in the language of the person you send it to.
  • The room is now findable. Searching for a place to talk about gambling brings you here, instead of nowhere.
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The support chat is built and hosted by us, and we say so

WebImproved
  • No outside chat provider. What you write to support reaches us and nobody else — spelled out now in the privacy and cookie pages, in all 34 languages.
  • One question, once. Creating an account asks for an email and a password. Your name for the wall is chosen later, on the screen that exists for it.
v1.1.1#

Your phone settings and your app updates keep working

AndroidFixed
  • Network settings open normally. Looking up your own Wi-Fi password, or changing a mobile data setting, is no longer treated as an attempt to switch protection off.
  • App updates download with protection on. Every app on your phone updates as usual, including the ones you need for work.
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Protection that holds longer, and stays awake

AndroidImproved
  • It does not stop after three seconds. When something tries to switch protection off, OFFBET keeps closing that screen for as long as it stays open.
  • Fewer silent gaps. The app now takes several ordinary moments through the day as a chance to check protection is still running, so it wakes up sooner after your phone puts it to sleep.
v3.0.1#

Block any app you installed — and the whole app, refreshed

AndroidAddedImproved
  • Block any app you installed yourself. A new screen lists them all — switch one off and it stays off, because switching it back on asks for your PIN.
  • Every screen, refreshed. The app now shares one look with the rest of OFFBET, and the status banners are calmer while still telling you at a glance where you stand.
v3.0.0#

A dashboard organised around who each thing is for

WebImprovedAdded
  • Three clear groups instead of one long list. What protects you, what your companion sees, and your account — each with its own place.
  • Choose your name as you sign up. Your pseudonym is asked for alongside your email and password, so the wall knows what to call you from day one.
v2.9.5#

A live chat with people going through the same thing

WebAddedImproved
  • A live chat, in place of the forum. Talk to people in the same situation, right now — every message is checked before it appears.
  • Your card says where you are, not only what you did. The recovery card now draws the ground already walked, with a sentence for each stage reached.
v2.9.4#

The wall, in your language and on any screen

WebImprovedAdded
  • All 34 languages, and readable on a phone. The people who stopped, what they have kept and how long they have held — wherever you are.
  • Sort it the way that helps you. Newest, longest protected or biggest saving — and companions now have their own way in, beside the one for players.
v2.9.3#

Catches a gambling site no list has seen yet — and the guard stops muting itself

AndroidAddedFixed
  • Recognises a brand-new casino on the day it appears. OFFBET now reads a page's own description before letting it load, instead of waiting for it to reach a blocklist.
  • Catching one attempt no longer quiets the check everywhere else. Spotting a bypass on one settings screen used to silence the watch on every other screen for a while — so the most dangerous step of all, reached seconds later, went unseen. Each screen is now watched on its own.
v2.9.2#

The payment apps that were meant to be exempt really are — and force stop is caught sooner

AndroidFixedImprovedAdded
  • Your wallet opens, with protection still on. GCash and the Indonesian and Vietnamese wallets refuse to run under a VPN. They are now genuinely left outside the tunnel — six of these exemptions had shipped without ever taking effect.
  • Force stop is caught as the button appears, not after it is pressed. And OFFBET now recognises the Hungarian wording for it, alongside the languages it already knew.
  • Sign in with Google, straight from the Android app. No more detour through a browser window to reach your account.
v2.9.1#

A steadier web app

WebImprovedFixed
  • Pages open reliably, even at busy times. The web app used to stumble occasionally when a lot of people were on it at once — that is fixed, and nothing in your dashboard is slower for it.
  • Signing in works on more networks. Sign-in is now served from offbet.app itself, so filters and networks that blocked the old address no longer stand in the way.
v2.9.0#

Companion is now free for everyone

WebAdded
  • Companion no longer costs anything. Inviting the person who holds you accountable is the part of OFFBET that works best — so it should not sit behind a price.
  • A proper invitation on their side. The person you invite now sees who asked, what OFFBET does and the journey they would be following, before they decide.
v2.8.5#

A new safeguard against the one-tap bypass — and ready for the latest Android

AndroidSecurityImproved
  • Closes the one-tap bypass other blockers leave open. OFFBET now spots when an accessibility shortcut could switch your protection off in a single tap, and walks you through turning that shortcut off — a safeguard no other gambling blocker offers.
  • Ready for the latest Android, steady on more phones. OFFBET is now built for Android 16 and runs more reliably across a wider range of devices, so your protection stays on wherever you are.
v2.8.4#

OFFBET keeps up with your driver apps — and stays light on any phone

AndroidImproved
  • Works alongside driver and delivery apps, everywhere. Uber, Bolt, 99, iFood, DoorDash, Grab, inDrive and 170+ more keep running normally with OFFBET on — so drivers and couriers never miss a trip or delivery, protection left on.
  • Light and steady on entry-level phones. OFFBET now runs smoothly on lower-memory phones — Samsung Galaxy A-series, Xiaomi, Redmi, Infinix, TECNO, Motorola and more — staying quietly out of the way while it protects.
  • Gentler in the background. Smarter background updates use less battery and data, without ever touching your protection.
v2.8.3#

Protection follows you into social apps — and the car

AndroidWebImprovedFixed
  • Gambling is now blocked inside Facebook, Instagram and Messenger too. Tapping a link in these apps opens their built-in browser — OFFBET now catches gambling sites there, not just in your regular browser.
  • Android Auto connects again with protection on. No more choosing between OFFBET and Android Auto — plug in or connect wirelessly and it just works, with protection left on.
  • A smoother dashboard on your phone. Managing your own blocked sites in the web app no longer runs off the edge of the screen on mobile — the list stays tidy and easy to tap.
v2.8.2#

Steadier protection, fewer interruptions

AndroidImprovedFixedSecurity
  • A lighter, steadier app. OFFBET uses less memory and recovers on its own if a screen ever stops responding — smoother, especially on older phones.
  • More reliable browsing. If one route to the web is slow, OFFBET quietly switches to another so pages keep loading.
  • Your everyday chat apps stay untouched. WhatsApp, Messenger and LINE are no longer offered for blocking, so you can't accidentally cut off your own conversations.
  • More payment apps work with protection on. One more instant-payment app that used to refuse while OFFBET was active now goes through.
  • Harder to switch off by accident or on impulse. We closed more device-specific ways to disable protection on Xiaomi, Samsung and Oppo phones.
v2.8.1#

A faster app — and pay without dropping your guard

AndroidFixedAddedImproved
  • Payment apps work again while OFFBET is on. Samsung Pay, Google Wallet and other contactless apps no longer refuse to pay just because protection is active.
  • Forgot your PIN? Get it back by email. Once your chosen waiting time has passed, OFFBET emails you your PIN — so you can't be locked out for good.
  • The app opens noticeably faster. We trimmed a heavy background download, so the dashboard and every screen load quickly.
  • More bypass browsers can be blocked. Opera, Opera Mini and other browsers with a built-in VPN or proxy — including their beta versions — are now in the block list, so they can't sneak gambling past your filter.
v2.8.0#

OFFBET is now on Mac

MacAdded
  • OFFBET has arrived on macOS. A signed, Apple-notarized Mac app is now available — with the same 100% on-device filtering as our other apps. Get it at offbet.app/download.
v2.7.1#

When battery-saving tries to drop your guard, OFFBET speaks up

AndroidSecurity
  • OFFBET now catches extreme battery-saving modes that could switch protection off. When you turn on an ultra or extreme power-saving mode that would stop the filter, OFFBET flags it right away — and lets your Companion know — so a quiet settings change can't leave gambling unblocked.
v2.7.0#

Tougher protection, on more phones

AndroidImprovedAdded
  • Sharper blocking of gambling sites inside your browser. OFFBET now reads the address bar more reliably, so casino and betting pages are caught even when they try to slip through.
  • Steadier protection on more phones. Background protection is more dependable on Tecno, Infinix and itel devices, and harder to switch off through battery-saver settings — so the filter keeps running when you need it most.
  • A heads-up when something could weaken your protection. OFFBET now warns you if a cloned app, a work profile, developer options or a modified phone could let gambling slip through — so you can close the gap before it matters.
  • See exactly how much you're protected. Your protection screen now shows the real number of sites being filtered on your device, instead of a round estimate.
v2.6.0#

OFFBET now protects your computer too

WindowsWebAddedImproved
  • Block gambling on your Windows PC — not just your phone. OFFBET now installs on Windows with the same trusted blocklist, and the sites you've blocked yourself apply on your computer too. One protection, everywhere you might slip.
  • Calmer, more trustworthy alerts for your trusted person. They now hear from us only when something genuinely needs them — brief phone hiccups no longer set off false alarms, and a real slip is never missed.
v2.5.1#

Your streak rewards staying protected — and your companion trusts the signal

WebAndroidImproved
  • Your relapse-free days now count every day you stayed protected. A day you kept the filter on is a day won — even testing a blocked site is the protection doing its job, not a relapse. Your streak no longer resets over a momentary blip, so it reflects the real work you're putting in.
  • Your companion only hears from us when it matters. Some phones briefly pause apps to save battery; OFFBET restarts instantly. Those momentary restarts no longer trigger a false “someone's tampering” alert — so your trusted person stays calm and is only nudged when something genuinely needs them.
v2.5.0#

A setup that holds, and a companion who always knows

AndroidImprovedAdded
  • Setup now covers every layer your phone supports. OFFBET walks you through each protection step in order — including the phone-specific ones (battery saver, auto-start) that brands like Xiaomi, Samsung and Huawei add — so your protection holds from the very first minute.
  • Your companion is alerted when you keep trying your PIN. If the wrong PIN is entered several times on your phone, your trusted person gets a quiet heads-up — so a determined relapse attempt never slips by unnoticed.
  • You can see protection turning on. When you switch protection on, the button now shows it starting up — so you're never left wondering whether it worked.
v2.4.5#

Un-blocking a site now asks for your PIN

WebAndroidImproved
  • Adding a site is one tap. Removing one isn't. Taking a site off your personal block list is one of the few things that can weaken your protection — so now it asks for your protection PIN first, exactly like turning the app off does. Adding new sites stays instant and free; only un-blocking is gated, so a weak moment can't quietly reopen a door.
v2.4.4#

Catches more casinos — and locks the whole site, not just the game

WebAndroidImprovedAdded
  • Recognizes far more casino games. Illegal casinos change their address every hour, or launch sites too new to be on any block list. OFFBET ignores the address entirely — it spots the game engine running the page (slots, live tables) and blocks it on sight. We just expanded this detection to many more game providers, so far fewer casinos slip through.
  • Blocks the whole site on sight. The moment a casino game is detected on a page, your phone locks down the entire site instantly — not just that one game — so there's nothing left to wander back to.
  • Smoother, more dependable protection. Quicker to switch on and off, and it restores itself automatically after a restart.
v2.4.3#

Catches new gambling sites the moment they appear

WebAndroidAddedImproved
  • Catches casinos hiding behind fresh URLs. Some illegal gambling sites change their address every hour to slip past block lists. OFFBET now spots them at the source — the moment an unknown page tries to load a slot machine, we block the page and share the new address with every OFFBET user. One person hits it, everyone is protected within minutes.
  • More stable protection on Xiaomi phones. The protection service on Xiaomi sometimes turned itself off after long browsing sessions. Fixed at the root — the service now runs lighter and stays on through heavy use.
v2.4.2#

Report a gambling app, not just a site

WebAddedImproved
  • Report any gambling app, not just sites. The public blocklist page now has two prominent blocks — one for sites, one for apps. Tap the one that matches what you spotted; we add it to the shared blacklist that protects every user.
  • One-tap report shortcuts from your dashboard. Two new pills in the webapp footer (I report a site / I report an app) deep-link to the right form on the blocklist page — no scrolling, no second-guessing.
  • Faster return to your dashboard. The webapp now recognises your session before the page loads, so coming back from the marketing site or a bookmark lands you on your dashboard immediately.
v2.4.1#

Smoother Lockdown setup on Android

AndroidImproved
  • Uninterrupted Lockdown setup on Android. Grant Device Admin, Battery, and Autostart from the wizard at your own pace — in one session or several, the wizard waits for you.
v2.4#

A more polished OFFBET

AndroidWebAddedImproved
  • New “Activate filtering” screen on Android. Names the two Android permissions OFFBET uses and explains exactly what each one does — Accessibility blocks gambling apps on the device, the VPN-mode filter blocks gambling sites on the network.
  • New launch screen on Android. Minimal monochrome OFF icon on your home screen, and a radar-ping animation around the OFFBET wordmark on every cold start.
  • Refined OFFBET logo across the web and app. Better visual balance between the wordmark and the accent dots, on every header.
  • Sign in straight to your dashboard. After login or sign-up you go directly to your space — no extra tap to get past the on/off toggle.
  • Snappier dashboard and lower mobile-data use on Android. Faster loads at every tap; the app does less work in the background.
  • All Android screens, in your language. Extra Bypass Protection and every other section now display in the language you’ve selected.
v2.3#

Broader blocking, steadier protection

AndroidWebImproved
  • Stronger blocking across gambling domains. OFFBET now catches a wider range of sites — including the constantly-rebranded ones that try to slip past filters.
  • Better handling of legitimate businesses that share a name with a gambling brand. Genuine shops, services, and other unrelated sites stay accessible.
  • Steadier VPN on Xiaomi and Redmi devices. Smoother behaviour under heavy use and on aggressive battery-saver setups.
v2.2#

A calmer launch and wider bypass coverage

AndroidWebAddedImproved
  • A new launcher icon and splash screen on Android. The OFFBET wordmark sits on a warm cream backdrop instead of a generic white flash — same brand mark you see on the home screen, every cold start.
  • App icons in the bypass-protection list. You can recognise the apps your phone flags at a glance now, not just by reading their package names.
  • Bypass protection recognises a wider range of apps that can quietly undo your filter. Coverage broadened across more regions — wherever you are in the world, the protection picks up what's actually installed on your phone.
  • Bypass protection now waits for the right permission before activating. No more enabling something that silently does nothing — the setup walks you through the prerequisite first, then hands you the toggle.
  • The blocklist report tool sends you a confirmation email with your ticket reference when you leave us an address. Nothing slips through the cracks.
  • Smoother first paint across the app. Your tier badge and feature buttons no longer flash through a wrong state for half a second on cold start, and switching language on the marketing site now refreshes the content immediately.
  • Localisation polish across 34 languages. Product names that were still appearing in English mid-sentence are now properly translated, and dates and numbers follow your page's language instead of your phone's system language.
  • Bypass protection now holds on Android ROMs we hadn't catalogued. Custom Settings shells from regional OEMs no longer slip through — OFFBET intercepts the moment you try to revoke its admin role or uninstall it, wherever you are in the world.
v2.1#

Quieter companion alerts and a tougher hold on Android

AndroidImproved
  • Your trusted person now only hears from us when you actually do something — turning OFFBET off, granting a bypass attempt, or crossing the PIN-failure threshold. Background restarts and momentary outages stay between OFFBET and your phone.
  • Protection holds steady on Xiaomi, Redmi and HyperOS phones. Filtering now stays active across rapid app switches and tight memory windows where third-party VPN apps typically wobble.
  • Faster app startup and lower battery draw across the day on every Android device.
v2.0#

Self-service tools and a public changelog

WebAddedImproved
  • Lost Protection at /lost-protection/ — if something didn't hold, walk us through what happened. Your account locks on lifetime free for every Essential and Companion feature, and we patch fast.
  • Blocklist lookup at /blocklist/ — check any domain against the on-device list live. Domains you find that aren't yet covered land in the review queue with one click.
  • Suggestion box at /suggest-improvement/ — ideas that ship earn lifetime Companion premium. Calendly + an in-person address if you'd rather talk it through.
  • Public changelog. RSS at /updates/feed.xml, email subscribe below — one short message per release, unsubscribe in one click.
  • /support/ now answers 50+ questions across Essential, Companion and General. New topics include the install walkthrough, what a blocked site looks like, the cancellation flow, and how the lifetime-free promise works when something doesn't go as expected.
v1.9#

OFFBET for Android is live

AndroidAdded
  • OFFBET is live on the Google Play Store. Free forever — no card, no email gate, no in-app purchase. Available worldwide in 34 languages from day one. iOS, Windows and macOS follow as each store clears review.

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