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My iPhone's screen time feature made me realize that the time spent on a device in and of itself is actually pointless without further context. When I started r
by BossingAround 8y ago
My iPhone's screen time feature made me realize that the time spent on a device in and of itself is actually pointless without further context. When I started reading white papers on my daily commute, my screen time went up drastically yet that was a good thing.
When I became unhappy at work, I realized that also corresponded to a spike in screen time, generally in playing little free games. That's a problem, but increased screen time is only a symptom.
- maccard 8y agoMy android one is a little better. It tells me my screen time, and a breakdown of what app I had open and for how long. Unfortunately a large swathe of that is "chrome", but there is definitely info to be gleaned from it. It's 12:30 and I've unlocked my phone 40 times, opened chrome 21 times, and reddit 29 times...
- sakisv 8y agoDo you have an app that does that or are you using a Pixel device? (I think this feature was restricted to Pixels only)
- maccard 8y agoAh I've got a pixel, yes.
- olejorgenb 8y agoWorks for android generally: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.uninstaller&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gph...
- martin_a 8y agoIf you are looking for an app, you could give "RealizD" a try.
- moviuro 8y agohttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.wellbeing https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... ? It's part of Android 9, I believe. (I have a Nokia 7 Plus)
- 7Z7 8y agoThat's pretty much what the iPhone version does too: total screen time broken down by app, with the addition of app groupings like "Reading and Reference", "Productivity" and "Creativity". It allows you to set limits on a per app, or per category, basis. It also shows total pickups, pickups per hour, busy times, etc. and the same for notifications. Super useful
- SomeHacker44 8y agoI turned ScreenTime off. I do not need this information collected and potentially leaked. I turn off as much as I possibly can, including the Health stuff. I want the phone acting as dumb as possible and collecting, monitoring and analyzing (let alone transmitting) as little as possible. Alas, it is still a smartphone so...
- fokinsean 8y agoI have my screen time feature set to only warn me about certain apps. For example I have an hour limit of social media + reddit combined. It doesn't matter how much I text, call, or email, however it will let me know once I've hit that hour for the particular apps. It gives it the context you say is missing, you should give it a shot!