Apple knows that the user wants to be in control of everything on their mobile devices. In recent years, they have worked hard to be able to have parental control that was up to the task. However, not only can the little ones have a problem spending more time than they should in front of the computers, but it never hurts that adults also have tools to manage this data. However, in iOS 12 parental control will be even better.
Apple wants its users to have more decision-making power on these issues. Y in iOS 12 the user will be able to know first-hand what his user profile is; that is, in which applications do you usually spend more time; you can better manage your time and focus better on important tasks, and you can have your iPhone or iPad in a new "Do not disturb" mode that will help you have a more relaxed rest.
iOS 12 will arrive next September to all compatible iPhone and iPad - remember that iOS 12 will be compatible with the same computers that have iOS 11 installed-. Now, the issue of controlling the use of equipment is something that more than one will welcome with open arms.
Screen Time: controlling what we do in front of the screen
At the end of June, the first public beta of iOS 12 will be made available to all those who wish it. In it, in addition to other improvements and functions, we will have one that bears by name: Screen Time. We have two different parts to this new iOS 12 feature.
The first one is to produce reports. According to Apple itself, with Screen Time we will obtain the following: «Screen Time creates detailed weekly and daily activity reports showing the total time that each person has dedicated to each app, its use according to the categories of the apps, the number of notifications they receive and how often they turn on the iPhone or iPad ».
Likewise, the user can also establish periods of activity and the moment in which the device will automatically turn off until the next day. This will go well, especially for set limits to certain applications —Games, for example— and that cannot be used until the next day. As can be seen in the screenshots that the company has revealed, both the iPad and the iPhone will offer on the screen what is the time remaining before the session expires.
These features are so kid-friendly — it's a feature that's compatible with «In Family», as for those adults who begin to notice a dependency out of the ordinary. This way it will be easy to impose limits on the use of equipment.
New "Do Not Disturb" mode and better management of notifications
On the other hand, Apple also integrates a new "Do Not Disturb" mode in iOS 12. In this sense, when the user activates it, the device will dim the brightness of the screen and block incoming notifications, not allowing them to be displayed on the lock screen. That is, helping the user to get a more stable sleep and not wake up every two to three. To deactivate this function, the user can customize this point depending on a specific location or a predetermined time, as well as an appointment in the calendar. Something that finally automates the entire flow and highlights the importance of the simplest but most accurate functions.
Meanwhile, notifications have also been improved in iOS 12. And it achieves greater concentration on the part of the user in what he does. That is, to keep distractions to a minimum. In this sense, Apple will allow more control and management of them. All of them can be deactivated at once and the grouped notifications finally arrive. That is, we will have notifications from a single app grouped together as letters and not like until now that are usually shown in the Notification Center one by one.
I put a code for it and the screen time on my iPhone and now I don't remember, what should I do or how can I change it?