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Screen Time Tracking

Screen Time Tracking

This new integration allows you to monitor and manage their device usage, whether cultivating positive habits or breaking unhealthy ones.

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What is Screen Time?

Screen Time is a feature available on both iOS and Android devices that monitors how much time you spend using your device and specific applications. It provides insights into your digital habits by tracking:

  • Total time spent on your device

  • Time spent on individual apps

  • How often you pick up your device

  • Which apps send you the most notifications

Find your screentime on iOS devices:

  • Open Settings

  • Scroll down and tap on "Screen Time"

  • You'll see an overview of your usage with detailed breakdowns by app category

Find your screentime on Android devices:

  • Open Settings

  • Tap "Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls"; on some phones, it might be listed as just "Digital Wellbeing".

  • View your daily app usage statistics and patterns

Screen Time to Habit Tracking

Habitify's new integration leverages this data to help you build better digital habits:

For Good Habits:

  • Track time spent on productive apps like reading, learning, or fitness applications

  • Set goals in "hours" or "minutes" to ensure you're dedicating enough time to beneficial activities

Example: Read 30 minutes daily on Apple Books or Practice a language with Doulingo for 15 minutes

For Bad Habits:

  • Set limits on potentially distracting applications

  • Track and reduce time spent on social media, games, or shopping apps

Example: Quit TikTok or Reduce YouTube usage under 1 hour per day

Set Up Habits for Screen Time Tracking

Setting up screen time tracking in Habitify is straightforward:

  • Navigate to the Journal view and tap the + button on the date bar

  • Choose whether Create Good Habit or Break Bad Habit

  • Switch to the Screen Time option

  • Select the specific app you want to track screen time

  • Configure your habit settings as you normally for a good habit or a bad habit

  • Tap Save to activate tracking

Important Note

  • Screen time values don't sync until you reach your goal threshold

  • For good habits (like reading apps), your habit is marked complete once you reach your time goal, though the counter continues tracking additional usage

  • For bad habits (like social media):

    • Goal as "Limit this habit": Habitify will actually limit your app usage once you reach your maximum threshold.

    • Goal as "Quit this habit": Your selected app will be limited by default.

    • This restriction remains in place unless you deliberately mark the habit as "Skip" or "Fail."

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