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Taking Control of Your Tech Habits: A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Digital Wellbeing on Android

Today smartphones are used multiple times a day as it provides a way to connect with friends and family in less time by making voice or video calling, streaming trendy shows and movies, watching YouTube shorts and videos, scrolling through Social Media posts and more. Everyone has a smartphone and starts using it whenever they get time. Meanwhile it is known as addiction, but for some users it can be a fear of missing out on any important trend on social media, or any important message. If you are wondering if it is the matter of worry, then you don’t have to panic as your Android device contains a smart Digital Wellbeing feature, which can help you to calculate and set limits on your smartphone’s screen time.

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Digital Wellbeing:

Smartphones are fun to look at but sometimes we get so busy with them that we almost forget how long we are scrolling on our smartphones. Meanwhile, Digital Wellbeing provides calculated data on time spent scrolling through your smartphone. It provides screen time data for each app you use.

Interestingly, almost every person spent most of the time scrolling their social media. It often distracts the person from having conversation with the person who is in front of them, making them socially disconnected and isolated. Google’s Digital Wellbeing is an excellent feature, which helps users to manage their screen time. It offers users their daily and weekly report of the usage of their favorite apps. You can even set the limits on the app usage. 

How to set up Digital Wellbeing on your Android devices?

To set up Google’s Digital Wellbeing on your Android device, no matter which one you use, as we have covered most of the Android smartphones in our guide, including Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, OnePlus, Samsung, and Realme.

How to set up Digital Wellbeing in Xiaomi smartphones?

Although there are two ways to access the Digital Wellbeing, first is through the Settings app and another one is downloading the application from the Google Play Store. 

  • Open the Settings app.
  • Then scroll all the way down and select the Digital Wellbeing & parental controls tab. Tap on it.
  • Here you will get the exact screen time of the apps you use.
  • You can set timers for your apps, when the app timer ends, the app is automatically paused for the rest of the day.
  • You can even add content restrictions and set other limits to help your child balance their screen time through setting up the Parental controls.

How to set up Digital Wellbeing in OPPO smartphones?

  • Open Settings.
  • Tap Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls.
  • Then select Your Digital Wellbeing tools option.
  • Here you will get the status of screen time of your most used applications.
  • Select Unlocks.
  • By selecting Unlocks option, it will tell you how many times your smartphone has been unlocked and you can also checks number of access tabs.
  • Then tap Notifications, to check the seen notifications.
  • Now tap on Dashboard, select App individuality to set a timer.
  • Tap App timer,  and set access time limit.

How to set up Digital Wellbeing in Vivo smartphones? 

  • Open Settings.
  • Tap Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls.
  • Then select Your Digital Wellbeing tools option.
  • Here you will get the status of screen time of your most used applications.
  •  You can set timers on your app usage as well.

How to set up Digital Wellbeing in Samsung smartphones? 

  • Open Settings app.
  • Then click on the Digital Wellbeing tab.
  • Select Dashboard.
  • Click to select apps screen time, notification received and how many times you have opened the app.
  • Check the overview of the apps based on required options.

How to set up Digital Wellbeing in Realme smartphones? 

  • Go to Settings.
  • Tap Digital Wellbeing & parental control.
  • Here you will get the statistics of your app usage.
  • You can set screen time timers for each application you use.

FAQs: Set Up Digital Wellbeing on Android Devices


Sure, here are the 5 FAQs about setting up Digital Wellbeing on Android devices in a short answer format:

1. What is Digital Wellbeing?

Ans: A suite of tools to manage smartphone usage and create a healthier relationship with technology.

2. How do I set it up?

Ans: Open Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls > Get started.

3. How can I use it to manage my app usage?

Ans: Set app timers, downtime, and Focus Mode.

4. How can I use it to improve my sleep habits?

Ans: Set up Wind Down and a charging routine.

5. How can I access it quickly?

Ans: Swipe down from the top of the screen twice and tap the Digital Wellbeing tile.

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