Now that many of us are constantly connected to the Internet via various social networking sites, it can be difficult to avoid hearing sports results or what is going on in a variety of TV programs before you actually watch the action or program. Luckily help is at hand via the Spoiler Shield app for Android and iOS that stops unwanted news.

If you have had to record a sporting event or program it can be rather annoying to find out what has gone on in the your social media news feed, but this is where the Spoiler Shield app comes into use. This clever free application can stop information reaching your Facebook or Twitter feeds about your favourite sports team or TV show.

The app has a simple way of activating shields and the developers have recently added some new TV shows that can be shielded that include The Vampire Diaries, Boardwalk Empire, Project Runway, American Horror Story: Coven, Sons of Anarchy, and Orange is The New Black.

There is also coverage for every professional basketball team recently added and using the app still allows users to check their Facebook and Twitter feeds without accidentally seeing spoilers. Users can decide what to shield so they won’t have to avoid social media while waiting to watch their favourite TV shows or sporting events.

Spoiler Shield is available on the App Store free for owners of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad running iOS 7.0 or later. Android users can find the app on Google Play for devices running Android 2.3.3 and up.