Screen Time
Parental Control App OurPact Calls Apple’s Statements on MDM Technology ‘Misleading’
A parental-control app removed from the App Store responded to Apple's explanation of why the ban occurred. Apple responded to a recent New York Times report that it removed or restricted 11 of the 17 most downloaded parental control and screen-time apps and clamped down on others for what the company claims was a simple...
Apple Shut Down Screen Time Apps for Abusing Mobile Device Management Profiles [u]
The New York Times recently published a story about how Apple was cracking down on screen time apps in the App Store: Over the past year, Apple has removed or restricted at least 11 of the 17 most downloaded screen-time and parental-control apps, according to an analysis by The New York Times and Sensor Tower,...
Reducing Screen Time Does Not Necessarily Curb Your Phone Addiction: Survey
Augmented reality company Mojo Vision carried out an online survey in September last year, asking people about their attitudes on tech distraction and how they try to curb device dependence. The survey concluded that reducing the amount of time spent on digital devices is not a long-term solution to phone addition (via CNET). The survey, which...
Smartphones, Tablets are Changing Kids’ Brain Structures, Claims Study
According to early results from an ongoing $300 million study funded by the National Institute of Health, smartphones and tablets are changing the structures of kid’s brains, as reported by “60 Minutes”. Scientists will follow more than 11,000 adolescents for a decade to see how childhood experiences impact the brain (via Bloomberg). The study, called Adolescent Brain...
Apple Removing Alternative Screen Time Apps from App Store
Third-party apps that track phone usage are steadily being removed from the App Store. According to a new report from TechCrunch, Apple has started sending out notices and in some cases, even removing apps from the App Store that offer Screen Time-like functionality. Apple's iOS 12 update included the introduction of native screen-time tracking and parental controls,...
Kirstie Allsopp Smashed Her Kids’ iPads’ For Breaking Screen Time Rules
According to a new report from The Guardian, TV presenter, Kirstie Allsopp revealed that she smashed her kids' iPads' after breaking their screen time rules. In an interview, she told Channel 5's Jeremy Vine: "This is the first time I've said this publicly. In June I smashed my kids' iPads, not in a violent way....