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Screen Time upgrades I want in iOS 13

Avatar for Bradley C Dec 23 2018 - 6:00 am PT
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Screen Time was one of the key features in iOS 12, and it does seem like something Apple is committed to as a focus of iOS going forward. Kids love their iOS devices, so it makes sense for Apple to continue to enhance ways to help parents going forward.

We recently learned that Apple has been cracking down on third-party apps that provide parental controls, so it got me thinking about how Screen Time could be enhanced to give parents greater control with iOS. Here are some ideas I came up with for Screen Time upgrades in iOS 13. If you have any more, please leave them in the comments.
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Greg Joswiak talks iOS 12 Screen Time feature, touts iOS update rate compared to Android

Avatar for Chance Miller Oct 1 2018 - 2:36 pm PT
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On the heels of iOS 12’s public release last month, Apple’s Greg Joswiak sat down recently with Arianna Huffington to talk about the update’s new Screen Time feature. During the interview, Joswiak explains that the goal of Screen Time is to give users access to more data on their smartphone use that will allow them to change their behavior.


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Kids quickly find two workarounds to parent-imposed Screen Time restrictions in iOS 12

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Sep 26 2018 - 5:51 am PT
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One of iOS 12‘s headline features is Screen Time, which allows iPhone owners to limit the amount of time they spend using their devices on an app-by-app basis.

Of particular interest to parents was the ability to impose restrictions on their children – but it hasn’t taken long for kids to figure out how to bypass the limits …


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54% of US teens and 36% of parents think they spend too much time on their smartphones

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Aug 27 2018 - 4:43 am PT
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A large-scale survey found that some 54% of US teenagers, and 36% of parents of teens, felt that they spent too much time using their smartphones.

The majority of teens and parents alike reported that they felt that family members were distracted by their phone during in-person conversations at least some of the time …


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