How to install Kellet on Android
This is the walkthrough for an app that is not out yet. Kellet for Android arrives at the end of September 2026; the steps below are what enrolling a phone will look like on the day, published early so you know what you are agreeing to.
Kellet does not run on Android yet. It lands at the end of September 2026. Everything below is worth knowing whichever blocker you choose, but Kellet itself is Windows only today. See what runs where.
There is nothing to install yet. When the Android app ships at the end of September 2026 you will install it, open your account on any browser and choose Enrol a device, then scan the code your account shows with the app, and finally grant the accessibility permission that allows it to block apps and screens.
How to do it
Install the app, from the end of September 2026
There is no Android build before then, and anything claiming to be one is not from us. When it ships, the link in your account will always point at the current build, so use that rather than an APK from somewhere else.
Ask your account for a code
On any browser, sign in at kellet.app and choose Enrol a device. Your account creates the phone and shows you its pairing code, as a QR and as text. The code goes this way round so you never type your password on a phone keyboard.
Scan it with the app
Open Kellet on the phone and scan the QR. The camera runs inside Google Play Services rather than in Kellet, so the app never asks for camera access of its own. You can type the code instead, but it is long, so scanning is the easier path.
Grant the accessibility permission
Android will ask you to turn Kellet on in Accessibility settings. This is the permission that lets an app see what is on screen and act on it, and it is the only way anything can block an app on Android. Without it the app is installed and powerless.
Leave battery optimisation off for Kellet
Android will otherwise put the app to sleep to save power, and a sleeping blocker is not blocking. The app points you at the right setting.
Why the accessibility permission is needed
It is the strongest permission Android has, and it deserves the pause you are giving it. It is also the only mechanism the platform provides for one app to see what another app is showing and to close it.
Every content blocker on Android that actually blocks things uses this permission. Anything that claims to block apps without it is filtering DNS and hoping.
If blocking stops working after a few days
- Battery optimisation came back on.Some manufacturers re-enable it after an update. Check it first; it explains most cases.
- The accessibility permission was revoked.Android turns these off automatically for apps it thinks are unused. Re-granting it takes a moment.
- A second user profile.A work profile or a second user is, as far as Android is concerned, a different phone. Kellet has to be installed there too.
Common questions
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Can I uninstall the app to get around it?
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