Get started with Screen Time on iPhone

You can get information about how much time you spend on your devices—including which apps and websites are used and for how long. You can also set schedules and set limits for usage.

Here’s an overview of what you can do with Screen Time:

Schedule time away from your device: You can customize Screen Time settings during specific days of the week, like on weekdays or weekends. See Set schedules with Screen Time.
Set limits for app use: You can set time limits for certain apps or app categories—like Messages or Games. See Set limits for app use.
Manage who can get in touch with you: You can limit who you communicate with during certain times of the day. See Block calls and messages with Screen Time.
Block apps, downloads, and websites: You can restrict access to certain apps, features, websites, and purchases. See Block apps, app downloads, websites, and purchases.
Check for sensitive images and videos: You can block sensitive images and videos when they appear on your screen. See Check for sensitive images and videos in Screen Time.
Help protect your vision health: You can help reduce the risk of myopia (nearsightedness) or eyestrain. See Help protect your vision health with Screen Distance.

You can also Set up Screen Time for a child.

Turn on Screen Time

Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
Tap Screen Time.
If you want to turn on Screen Time for your child, tap your child's name.
Tap App & Website Activity, then tap Turn On App & Website Activity.

Use Screen Time across your devices

You can sync your Screen Time settings and reports across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac where you're signed in to the same Apple Account. This means your downtime schedules, limits, and usage data are shared across your devices. You can also see your combined Screen Time activity across devices.

Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
Tap Screen Time.
If you want to turn this feature on for your child, tap your child's name.
Turn on Share Across Devices. (You may need to scroll down.)

When Share Across Devices is on, any Screen Time limits or schedules you set apply to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. If you turn off Share Across Devices, each device maintains its own separate Screen Time settings.

View a Screen Time summary

Any time after you turn on Screen Time, you can view a report of your device use, including how much time you spend using certain kinds of apps, how often you pick up your iPhone and other devices, which apps send you the most notifications, and more.

Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
Tap Screen Time.
If you want to view Screen Time summaries for your child, tap your child's name.
Tap See All App & Website Activity, then tap Devices to select which device you want to see usage for.
Tap Week to show a summary of weekly use, or tap Day to show a summary of daily use.
Screen Time automatically groups your activity into categories—like Entertainment and Creativity.
Note: Screen Time activity that doesn’t fit into a category may appear grey in your Screen Time summary.
You can swipe left and right on your Screen Time summary to view your history.
👁 A Screen Time weekly report, showing the total amount of time spent on apps, by category and by app.

Turn off Screen Time

Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
on your iPhone.
Tap Screen Time.
If you want to turn off Screen Time for your child, tap your child's name.
Do any of the following:
- Turn off App & Website Activity: Scroll down, then tap Turn Off App & Website Activity.
  Tip: The easiest way to turn off Screen Time is to turn off App & Website Activity. Turning off App and Website Activity turns off reporting, Downtime, App Limits, and Always Allowed.
- Turn off Downtime: Tap Downtime, then turn off Scheduled.
- Turn off App Limits: Tap App Limits, swipe left on a limit, then tap Delete.

Use the Screen Time widget to check your device use at a glance

You can quickly check your device use by adding a Screen Time widget to your Home Screen. The widget displays information from your Screen Time summary—the larger the widget you add, the more information it displays.

If you set up Screen Time for a child through Family Sharing, you can tap the widget to see a list of the people in your family group. Tap the name of a child whose report you want to view.

You can also view your summary by tapping a Screen Time Weekly Report notification when one appears on your screen. (If the notification disappears, you can find it in Notification Center.)

URL: https://support.apple.com/en-my/guide/iphone/iphbfa595995/ios