[Update!!!] – How to Delete Screen Time

Since you are here to figure out how to delete screen time on your iPhone there are a few things you ought to know before you begin.

You might have come across some websites telling you that you can delete a particular session from your screen time data, while some say you can delete your screen time history without turning it off.

Well, I have all the answers for you in this article. 

But then, there are some limitations to using screen time.

You don’t need to panic, maybe you don’t want your parent to know how long you spend on your device or see what you are up to. It’s normal

But then, there are some things you might want to understand about the screen time feature

What is iPhone Screen Time?

The screen time feature works mainly to give you a glance at how long you spent on your device. The future goes into more detail by showing you valuable information such as, what apps you have been using and what website you are visiting

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Also, it can show you information on how much time you spend on certain apps like your Instagram or Facebook.

You don’t need to look too far if you want to know what apps you are addicted to. 

Maybe you are addicted to social media, but you might never know until the data shows you what’s up.

As a parent, these feature makes it a good tool to monitor what your kids are doing on their device and how long they have been on their devices

That being said, let’s delve into how you can delete the history of your screen time.

The easiest way to delete screen time on iPhone is to turn off the iPhone screen time.

How to Delete Screen Time

In addition to that. Screen time is an inbuilt app and cannot be deleted from your phone the only thing you can do is to remove/delete the history by turning it off.

Here is how to do that

• Launch the Settings app.
• Move your cursor down and Select Screen Time.
• Move further down to the bottom of the page and tap Turn off Screen Time.
• Click confirm to turn it off.

Once it is turned off, the activities taking place n your device would not be recorded.

How to Delete Screen Time History iPhone

Just as I stated earlier. you cannot delete a certain session or history from the screen time data. Probably you have certain you have exceeded the time limit you are supposed to spend on an app.

In scenarios like that, you can re-install and install the app but the time spent on the device would not be clear away.

If you don’t want anyone else to see how long you have spent using your device, the only thing you can do is to turn off Screen saver and turn it back on

How to Delete Screen time without the password

This depends. If during the screen time set up you added a password. Then you will be required to enter the password before you turn off screen time.

However, in scenarios where you’ve forgotten the password you can still turn I off if you remember your Apple ID details

Here is how you can go about that 

NB: You might need to change the password all over again;

Here is how to do that

• Open Settings on your device
• Locate and tap on Screen Time.
• Next, tap “change Screen Time Pass.
• Tap it one more time for confirmation
• Now choose “Forgot your password”
• On the “forgot password screen” enter your unique Apple ID and password to set up a Time Password
• Now, type in your new access code and confirm it.
• You can decide to change it or use this access code as your new password

How to delete Screen time for One day

One of the things you need to understand about the screen time app is that you cannot delete it for a day, what you can do instead is to turn off the screen time for a day and turn it back on.

If you want to turn off your screen time here is how you can do that

• Launch the Settings app on your device.
• Locate and tap on “Screen Time”.
• Navigate down to the “Turn off Screen Time” option
• Tap again to confirm that you want to turn off screen time

Once you turn off screen time. any recorded data will be erased as you will be able to start from a fresh slate

How to Delete Screen Time History on Mac

Just as similar as your iPhone, if you want to delete your screen time history from your Mac. you have to turn it off.

That said, here is how to delete screen time on your Mac PC

Navigate to the Apple logo on your screen menu and click it.

• Click on the System Preferences option.
• Under System Preferences, locate Screen time and click
• Once the screen time window, you will see your app usage since the time you last set it.
• If you want to clear these data, click more in the lower sidebar and Turn off your Screen Time.
• Now, turn it ON and all the data would be gone

Turning off your screen time data delete the stored data since the time you set or deleted it. Also, you won’t be able to access that info, so you can simply screenshot it before doing this if you want to keep it as a reference

How to Delete Screen Time on iPad

If you are using an iPad the process of turning off your screen time follows a similar process and rules. 

Just as mentioned earlier, to delete your screen time you have t turn off screen time and then turn it back on

Here is how to do that

• Launch the Settings app on your device.
• Locate and tap on “Screen Time”.
• Navigate down to the “Turn off Screen Time” option
• Tap again to confirm that you want to turn off screen time

Once you turn off screen time. any recorded data will be erased as you will be able to start from a fresh slate

How Do I Limit My Kids’ Screen Time?

If you have kids and you are very concerned about how much time they are spending on their devices, there are different strategies you can use to achieve this 

Here are some tactics you can use

• Use a timer on your device 
• Don’t permit them to use their devices in the bedroom
• Setting a time limit to a specific time eg (1-2) hours per day
• Include physical activity in your daily routines.

If your kids are using an android device you can set parental on your google play store seamlessly by checking this post.

If you Delete an App does it Show up on Screen time?

If you delete an app it could fix the time limit but then, that doesn’t stop the screen time from counting the total you spent on the app from your iPhone. 

Can you edit Screen Time on your iPhone?

Yes, you can do that.

If you have turned on “screen time”, simply go to down time and turn it ON. Over here, you would be able to select the days, customize them and also select the start and end times you want

NB: you can simply install a third party app like break free if you want to have more edit access to the data

How do I Delete App History from Screen Time?

Well, you can’t do that. You can’t delete a single or a part from the data stored on your screen time.

The only thing you can do is to turn off the screen time and turn it back on

Does Screen Time show all apps?

Apparently, it does include your hidden app, your notifications and how much time you spend during phone calls, but it doesn’t take count of who exactly you called.

How do I make my Screen Time not count?

Presently, you cannot remove or set a specific app form not being recorded on the screen time. If you have an app that you make use of and you don’t want the screen guard to take note of it.

You can simply uninstall the app and install it back when you are done