2 Highly-Requested Screen Time & Parental Controls
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Also in the months leading up to its iOS 12 announcement, Apple had been fending off accusations lodged by a number of advocacy groups and outspoken protesters who were claiming that the tech giant “doesn’t do enough” to combat the epidemic that is smartphone addiction.
Smartphone addiction particularly among children and adolescents has been documented in a number of studies, prompting Apple customers, investors and Board members to advocate for new features or tools to mitigate the issue.
With iOS 12, Apple introduced Screen Time — a powerful new iOS utility the company designed to help users kick their own case of smartphone addiction to the curb, for good. Screen Time not only helps to limit the amount of time you spend gazing into your iPhone or iPad, but flaunts a host of other features that will help you greatly improve your digital health life.
Also present in iOS 12 settings is a new and improved parental controls menu, which is intended to offer parents in-depth insight into their children’s daily and weekly usage patterns.