Screen Time

Screen Time is a feature on Apple devices that tracks and reports on the amount of time a user spends on their device and in specific applications. It is also a broader term referring to the amount of time a person spends using a device like a phone, computer, or television.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to ongoing debates about its effectiveness, new gadgets designed to reduce it, and its role in managing children's device usage.

Latest on Screen Time

• I can’t use Apple’s new Screen Time on my daughter’s iPhone because my son won’t update his MacBook
• This pocket-sized gadget helped cut down our editor's screen time - and it's on sale
• As a mum of 3, I think doing schoolwork on devices should count under screen time guidelines
• ‘If this isn’t addiction, I don’t know what is’: Light’s founders get real about screen time
• If you want to cut your screen time, just get a Brick
• Mivo’s new app takes a mindful approach to managing screen time
• The event highlighted how screen time and meditation influence human connection.
• World Mental Health Day: Rest in the Age of AI

Connections

3 entities linked to Screen Time across the news graph.