Keep track of your screen time on iPad

You can use Screen Time to get information about how you and your family members spend time on your devices—which apps and websites you use, how often you pick up your device, and more. You can use this information to help you make decisions about managing the time you spend on devices. You can also schedule time away from your screen, set time limits for app use, and more.

Turn on Screen Time

Before you can view your app and device usage, you need to turn on Screen Time.

Go to Settings > Screen Time.
Tap Turn On Screen Time, then tap Continue.
Tap This is My iPad if you’re setting up Screen Time for yourself on your iPad.
If you’re setting up Screen Time for your child (or family member), tap This is My Child’s iPad.
To use Screen Time on all your Apple devices, scroll down, then turn on Share Across Devices.

If you’ve set up Family Sharing, you can turn on Screen Time for a family member through Family Sharing on your device. See Set up parental controls with Family Sharing on iPad.

View your Screen Time report

After you turn on Screen Time, you can view a report of your device use with information including how much time you spend using certain kinds of apps, how often you pick up your iPad and other devices, what apps send you the most notifications, and more.

Go to Settings > Screen Time.
Tap See All Activity, then tap Week to see a summary of your weekly use, or tap Day to see a summary of your daily use.

Use the Screen Time widget to check your device use at a glance

To keep track of your device use from the Home Screen, add a widget to your Home Screen for Screen Time. The widget displays information from your Screen Time summary—the larger the widget you add, the more information it displays. You can quickly check your device use by glancing at the widget.

If you set up Screen Time for family members through Family Sharing, you can tap the widget to see a list of the people in your family group, Tap the name of a family member whose report you want to view.

Use Screen Time on all your devices

To share your Screen Time settings and reports across all your devices, make sure you’re signed in with the same Apple ID on each device and Share Across Devices is turned on.

Go to Settings > Screen Time.
Scroll down, then turn on Share Across Devices.

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iPad User Guide

Keep track of your screen time on iPad

Turn on Screen Time

View your Screen Time report

Use the Screen Time widget to check your device use at a glance

Use Screen Time on all your devices