Digital Wellbeing

App timers, a PIN, and Focus mode

Android · Free · built in

What it does

App timers limit how long an app can be open each day. When time is up, the app closes and its icon dims until midnight. Focus mode pauses the apps you choose, on a schedule.

Cost

Free, built in.

How to set it up

Settings › Digital Wellbeing & parental controls › App timers. On Samsung: Settings › Digital Wellbeing › App timers.

Locking it

App limits › App limits PIN. With the PIN on, a zero-minute limit blocks an app outright. Let someone else choose the PIN.

How easy to get around

Without a PIN, delete the timer. Focus mode has "Take a break". Firm only when someone else holds the PIN.

Worth knowing

Family Link's School time locks harder, but it's made for children's accounts.

Checked October 2026 · Source