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How to use Screen Time in macOS Tahoe

Screen Time in macOS shows how you spend time on your MacBook Pro, provides tools to make it easy to step away during downtime.

Screen Time in macOS shows how you spend time on your MacBook Pro, provides tools to make it easy to step away during downtime.

For example, it allows you to view reports to see how much time you’re spending with apps and websites during a single day or across a week, find out which apps notify you the most, and see how often you pick up your device each day. Open System Settings, choose Screen Time in the sidebar, then click App & Website Activity, Notifications, or Pickups. You may need to turn on Screen Time before these options appear.

You can also use Screen Time to set your limits and control how much time you spend with specific apps, categories of apps, and websites. In Screen Time, choose Downtime, turn on Downtime, then click the Schedule pop-up menu to create a You can also choose which apps or website you always need access to. In Screen Time, choose Always Allowed, then turn on the apps that you want to remain available during downtime.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.