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\"App<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With Screen Time in macOS Catalina and later, you can set limits on how long an app can be used. This is handy if you want to limit your own usage of a particular app or if you have a child or grandchild who\u2019s spending way too much time staring at a screen. Let’s take a look on how to set these limits in macOS Sonoma and macOS Ventura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Screen Time?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Screen Time creates usage reports that show you how much time is being spent on your computer which apps are used most, and how many notifications are received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With iCloud, Screen Time combines all your usage information and syncs Downtime settings and App Limits across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With App Limits, you can set the amount of time you want to use your apps and websites. You can set App Limits for total time, categories, or specific apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enabling Screen Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before you can set up downtime, you need to turn on Screen Time. Go to System Settings > Screen Time and turn it on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Enable
Enable Screen Time<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Click on App Limits and enable the feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"App
App Limits<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Now you can set daily time limits for app categories by clicking the “Add Limit” button. App limits apply to all devices that are using iCloud for Screen Time. A notification will appear five minutes before the time limit is up. Also note that time limits reset every day at midnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting Time Limits for Apps:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click on the Add Limit button and you\u2019ll see a list of Apps, categories, and websites<\/strong>. You can scroll down the list and click the boxes for the ones you want to limit. For example, I may wish to limit Games as my four-year-old grandson is addicted to Sneaky Sasquatch on Apple Arcade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Apps,
Apps, categories, and websites<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Now you can set a time using the hour and minute buttons under Time > Every Day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Time
Time > Every Day<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Or you can click the Custom button and choose a daily time limit for specific days of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Custom
Custom > Specific Days<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Family Sharing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re using Family Sharing: Log in to your Mac user account, then make sure you\u2019re signed in with your Apple ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Go to System Settings > Screen Time and turn it on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Click the Family Member pop-up menu on the right, then choose a family member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b0 Click the Add<\/strong> button (a plus sign) to create a new app limit. You can include any combination of apps, categories, or websites in each limit you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you can follow the previous steps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Remove a Limit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can remove a limit; however, if you do, it\u2019s deleted permanently. If you think you might want to use a limit again later, turn it off instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Screen Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Click App Limits<\/strong> in the sidebar, then click Turn Off<\/strong> in the upper-right corner.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    \"Turn
    Turn off Apple Limits<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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