Tethered leans on parts of iOS that are strict about how they can be used, so a few problems have specific fixes rather than general ones.
Try these first
- Blocks stopped applying. Check iOS Settings → Screen Time and confirm Tethered still has access. Turning that off, even accidentally, stops every block.
- Your screen time numbers look empty or wrong. Close Tethered fully and reopen it. Those panels are drawn by iOS in a separate process, and it occasionally needs a fresh start.
- App icons missing from your app list.Same fix — reopen the app. The names and times are correct even when the icons haven't loaded.
- A blocked app still opens. iOS can take a moment to apply a new rule. If it lasts more than a minute or two, reopen Tethered so it can reapply.
Locked out
If Hard Mode has you stuck, that has its own page — Hard Mode and the emergency break. If you're trying to remove Tethered and your apps are still blocked, see removing Tethered.
Reporting something
Email support@athramstudios.com and a person will read it. There's no ticket system and no account to log into.
Four things make a report fixable: what you expected, what happened instead, roughly when, and your iOS version. A screenshot of the screen it happened on is worth more than a description of it.