Parents can also use Screen Time to monitor how their kids are using their iPhones or iPads, and see how much time they spend on apps and websites. Screen Time tells you how much time you spend on your iPhone using apps and websites, and how your use changes over time. Screen Time debuted in iOS 12, the latest Apple mobile operating system version the company released in September. To understand this debate, a little history about Apple’s Screen Time app. Read on for a look at how the dispute started, how Apple responded, and what could happen next. Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller told The Times Apple “acted extremely responsibly.” The developers, meanwhile, said Apple is hurting their livelihood. The affected app developers told The Times that Apple removed the apps because they had features, like the ability for parents to track child phone usage and block children from accessing sites and apps, that compete with similar functions in Apple’s own Screen Time app.Īpple confirmed to the newspaper that it removed the apps but said it did so because they violated user privacy. Over the weekend, The New York Times reported that Apple had removed 11 of the 17 most popular parental control apps from its App Store in recent weeks.

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