It is no exaggeration to say that the overuse of mobile phones has become a problem that many people need to face in their daily lives. Time spent on mobile phones takes up normal study and work time. You will be addicted to the game because it is fun, and you will be nostalgic for the wonderful social network. It can be said that all kinds of excessive use of mobile phones have unconsciously reshaped personality, and procrastination has become a habit.
Such digital health issues have been taken seriously, and Apple added "anti-addiction" screen time to iOS 12. Screen usage time can count the usage of your mobile phone, set the upper limit of usage time for the App, and control the time for children to use the mobile phone through family enjoyment.
If you want to upgrade to iOS 12 now, try the screen usage time function and have a look at the iOS 12 public beta upgrade guide we prepared for you.
Screen usage time
In order to manage time better, it is necessary to measure statistical data, because it can help us get familiar with the use of mobile phones. In scientific research, reliable conclusions can only be drawn based on measured data, and so can time management. Fortunately, the statistics of screen usage time are very detailed and included in the daily/weekly mobile phone usage report:
What time of day/week do you use your mobile phone?
The specific time to use the mobile phone
Application and category restrictions
The most commonly used applications or categories
Time and frequency of waking up the screen by picking up the phone.
Time and frequency of applying push notifications
Screen usage time report of all devices (series * * *)
Screen usage time will not only track and record your activities when using your mobile phone, but also display these data in an intuitive and clear form after visual processing. That's a bar chart of screen usage time. If you understand this chart, you can be familiar with your daily/weekly mobile phone usage.
Screen usage time
The horizontal axis of the table represents days. When one day is the measurement length, the histogram will be divided into four hours, and a record will be formed every 1 hour. When a week is the measured time length, the histogram will be divided into 1 day, and a record will be formed every 1 day. The vertical axis of the table represents the actual use time. When you click on each column of records, the corresponding recording time will be displayed.
Each record will be marked with a different color at the bottom of the histogram, and the total and average screen usage time will be at the top of the histogram.
It is still very difficult to understand this chart of screen usage time immediately. You can get a general understanding of the screen usage time of the longest period and downtime, so you can pay attention to the "longest period" and "screen usage time of downtime" first.
The statistics of "collection times" and "notification" are also very helpful to understand the use of mobile phones. For example, if you look at "notifications", you can know which apps push more notifications and when to push them. Then you can refer to the statistics of notifications and turn off the notification rights of those frequently pushed apps. Although the pick-up times can explain the time rule of using the mobile phone, it is enough to look at the detailed screen usage time report, and the statistics of the pick-up times are still too rough.
Pick-up time and notice
You can not only watch your own screen usage time, but also watch the screen usage time of other devices in your home. Especially if you are a parent, you can get a report of your child's screen usage time after opening the family to enjoy. And you will be notified of this week's screen usage time report on Sunday.
The time tracking data on the screen is so detailed that it is good to support export. But at present, the longest record of screen usage time is only one week. Since it is important to record and track time, it is also important to save data, so it is best to support exporting data in a higher version of iOS 12.
Application restriction
After reading the screen usage time report, many people should be very clear about reducing the usage time of mobile phones. There are two ways to limit the time people spend using the screen. One is downtime, and the other is application limitation.
After the deactivation time is enabled, your mobile phone will only be able to use the application and mobile phone you selected for a long time. With such strict restrictions, it is best to use scenes at night, such as 22:00-07:00. Because this can ensure the quality of sleep, so as not to brush Tik Tok video before going to bed and forget the time and be forced to reduce sleep time.