THE first step to not letting a phone control your life is realising just how much time you spend staring at the device.
Amid the rise of the dreaded ‘doom scroll’, tech users more than ever are trying to ween themselves off of their smartphones and dive back into the real world.
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In the UK, people spend on average 4 hours and 14 minutes on their phone everyday, according to Statista.
This figure has been steadily rising over the last five years, and is more than an hour longer than Brits spent on their phones in 2019.
Luckily, it’s super easy to check how much time you spend on your phone – and which apps are the primary culprits.
How do I check screen time on Android?
On a Samsung Galaxy phone, head to Settings.
Next, scroll down and tap Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls.
Then hit the graph icon in the top-right corner.
This will show your screen time for each day of the week.
How do I see app usage time on Samsung?
If you remain inside the Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls section in the Settings, click the graph icon.
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Not only will you be able to see your screen time for each day of the week, but also a weekly breakdown of the apps that you’ve used the most.
There’s another bar graph that shows your screen time compared to previous days.
Underneath that chart is where you can see the list of your most-used apps.
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