How to Customize iOS 12 Screen Time

by Aida Martin Norton Setup

Screen Time is the feature in your iPhone. Screen Time will tell you about ‘how much time you’ve spent on a particular app of your iPhone device.’ You can also step up limited time for daily usage of each app. Screen Time helps remind you to put your device back, so that you cannot spend your all time on your iPhone.

How to See Screen Time on iOS 12

In your iPhone device with iOS 12 you can see ‘Screen Time’ into ‘Settings.’

Open ‘Setting app’.
Select ‘Screen Time.’

Here is the detail your usage statistics.

To limit app usage using Screen Time of iOS 12

Follow the steps to set the limit on app usage:

Open ‘Settings.’
Open ‘Screen Time.’
Select ‘App Limits.’
Tap ‘Add Limit.’
Here you can add limits manually for each app or choose the time limit for entire categories of apps.
To limit the time for entire category: ‘Tick’ marks to the type of category.
Now, you can select daily usage time by selecting ‘Hours and minutes.’
You can also set the limit on per day basis. To do this, tap on ‘Customize Days.’
To limit the time of most used app: Tap on ‘Time Indicator.’
Select an app from the list to limit the usage time of that app.
Scroll & Tap ‘Add Limit.’

This way you can limit the usage time of an app. When you exceed your time limit, you will get a notification on your screen. To prevail this, you can tap ‘Ignore Limit,’ ‘Remind me in 15 minutes’ or ‘Ignore for Today’ any of the two options according to you.

How to set Downtime on iOS 12

By this way, you can set limit usage of all apps for a certain amount of time.

Launch ‘Settings.’
Open ‘Screen Time.’
Tap on ‘Downtime.’
Enable Downtime. And Set a Start and end time.

This will apply on your entire app. You can allow yourself to use some apps regardless of the set limit. To do these follow these steps.

Open ‘Settings.’
Open ‘Screen Time.’
Tap ‘Always Allowed.’
Now, select the apps.

How to disable Screen time on iOS 12

If you want to disable Screen Time or app usage time limit.

Open ‘Settings.’
Open ‘Screen Time.’
‘Scroll’ & Tap on ‘Turn off Screen Time.’

Turning off screen time will delete all app, websites, etc., usage history.

Aida Martin is a self-professed security expert; she has been making the people aware of the security threats. Her passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. She writes for Norton security products at www.norton.com/setup .

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