What is Screen Time?
Screen Time is a feature 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
Set Up Habit to track Screen Time
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
To add a new habit to track the screen time
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 apps you want to track screen time
Configure your habit settings as you normally for a good habit or a bad habit.
Finally, tap Save to save your new habit and activate tracking
Important Note
Screen time values don't sync until you reach your goal threshold.
For good habits (like using reading apps to read book), your habit is marked complete once you reach your time goal and stop syncing, though the counter of your device continues tracking the additional Screen Time. For example:
you set the goal to use your app 10 minutes per day
when the screen time records that you use the app for 10 minutes, the data will be pushed to Habitify; your habit is marked as completed
if you use the app more than 10 minutes, the rest of time will not be synced. You can manually log it later if you want.
For bad habits (like limiting 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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