IF you feel like you waste a lot of time on Facebook there’s a feature that reveals exactly how much.
Many apps offer screen time options now, so people get a better idea of when they ought to switch off.
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Some also offer ways to go on a ‘tech diet’ with tools to help you cut down on using them.
And Facebook is no exception.
To see just how long you’ve been scrolling through the platform, open the main menu first then tap Settings & Privacy.
Next, select Settings and find Your time on Facebook.
Finally, open See your time.
Here, you can view the exact amount of time you’ve been on Facebook over the last seven days.
There’s an average time this week and an average from the week before as well, so you can work out whether your usage has gone up or decreased.
Slide along, and there’s information on your daytime and nighttime usage breakdown.
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And slide again to reveal how many times you’ve actually opened the app.
If you’d like to keep up-to-date on your Facebook time, turn the Weekly update option on.
Managing your time on Facebook
Back on the main Facebook time screen there is also an option to Manage your time.
Opening this provides some tools to help you cut down,
Quite mode allows you to block notifications from coming through for a certain duration – or indefinitely until you switch it off.
You can also Schedule quiet mode to activate on days and times of your choosing, ideal for anything like the evening when you ought to be winding down for the day.
Further down, there’s a daily time reminder as well.
This alerts you when you’ve used Facebook for a certain amount of time for the day, which you can choose – so pick wisely.
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