Phone Focus

Part 1: Be the Boss of Your Apps!

Your Android phone has a tool to help you manage your screen time. It's called Digital Well-being. You can use it to set daily timers for most apps. When your time is up, the app will pause for the rest of the day.

Android - How to Set an App Timer:

1. Open your phone's Settings app.

2. Tap on Digital Well-being & parental controls.

3. Tap on the chart to see your screen time.

4. Find an app you want to limit and tap Set timer (it looks like an hourglass).

5. Choose how much time you want to spend on that app each day.

6. Tap OK.

How to Set App Time Limits on Android 15 | Digital Wellbeing Tutorial

Your iPhone has a built-in feature called Screen Time to help you understand and manage how you use your device. You can see how much time you spend on apps, set daily limits for app categories, and schedule time away from the screen.

Step One: Turn on Screen Time

1. Go to Settings on your iPhone.

2. Scroll down and tap on Screen Time.

3. Tap the blue button that says Turn On Screen Time.

4. You'll see a screen explaining what Screen Time does. Tap Continue.

5. You will then be asked if this iPhone is for you or your child. Select This Is My iPhone.

Setup App Limits in Screen Time for iPhone

That's it! The timer will reset at midnight every day. You can always change the limit or remove it if you need to.