App limitations per hour instead of per day.

I’m aware that you can set daily time limits to apps but, is there a way to set it up such that there is a maximum single session interval? Say for example, 3hrs/day and no more than 30min in a 90min period.

iPhone XR

Posted on Mar 6, 2023 8:16 AM

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JessS19

Community Specialist

Mar 7, 2023 6:19 PM in response to Just-a-Question23

Greetings Just-a-Question23,

You can learn all about parental controls here: Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

We hope this helps!

Best wishes.

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