Digital Wellbeing

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Access Digital Wellbeing tools
• Enable or disable Bedtime mode
• Enable or disable Focus mode
• Enable or disable Do Not Disturb
• Set time limits
• Set up parental controls

Access Digital Wellbeing tools

1. Swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers, then select the  Settings icon. 

2. Scroll to and select Digital Wellbeing & parental controls. 



3. App usage time will be displayed.

Enable or disable Bedtime mode

1. From the Digital Wellbeing & parental controls screen, scroll to and select Bedtime mode. 

Note: Review the Sleep better with Bedtime mode prompt, then select the desired option. Select Next to continue.

2. If desired, select the Do Not Disturb for Bedtime mode switch, then select Next. Select the desired schedule. When finished, select Done.

3. Edit app access settings to app usage and sensor data as desired, then select Allow.

Note: If you are setting up Bedtime mode for the first time, you will receive a Cough & snore detection prompt for access to the microphone. Select the desired option.

 

4. To turn Bedtime mode on manually, select Turn on now. To turn it off, select Turn off for now.

  

Enable or disable Focus mode

1. From the Digital Wellbeing & parental controls page, scroll to and select Focus mode. 

 

2. Select the desired apps to pause, then select Turn on now. To enable focus mode on a schedule, select Set a schedule and follow the prompts.

 

3. To disable Focus mode, select Turn off now. To disable Focus mode temporarily, select Take a break.

 

Enable or disable Do Not Disturb

1. From the Digital Wellbeing & parental controls screen, scroll to and select Do Not Disturb. 

 

2. Edit settings as desired, then select Turn on now.

Note: When enabled, the  Do Not Disturb icon will be displayed in the Notification bar.

 

3. To disable, select Turn off now.

 

Set time limits

1. From the Digital Wellbeing & parental controls screen, select Dashboard.

 

2. Select the Timer icon next to the desired app. Select the desired option, then select OK.

Note: Timers are not available for certain system apps.

 

3. To delete a timer, select the Timer icon next to the desired app, then select Delete timer.

 

Set up parental controls

1. From the Digital Wellbeing & parental controls screen, scroll to and select Set up parental controls.

 

2. Select Let's do this, then sign in to the Google account you want to supervise. 

 

3. Select the desired account to link. Select Continue as to sign into the Google account registered on the device, or select the drop-down arrow and select Add another account.