Samsung announced Focus, the company's latest app that stands as an all-in-one productivity app. It is available as a free download for Android.

Hank Green's "Focus Friend" asks users to put down their phone for 15 minutes so their bean friend has time to knit. I decided to give it a try.

The app, called Focus Friend, features a smiling cartoon bean that encourages users to boost their productivity.

Focus Friend is a new focus timer app released by YouTuber Hank Green that helps you focus using a cute cartoon bean companion.

Though the app was soft launched last month, Focus Friend is only now gaining momentum on the App Store charts — likely because Green and his brother, author John Green, are posting about it ...

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