How to Set Screen Time Limits and Routines

You decide how long your kid watches. There are three places to set it.

For one session

On the Watch tab, tap the minutes in the session sentence and pick a length from 5 to 60 minutes.

Your family default

In Settings, Session length sets the length used when nothing else applies, like a Dial press outside a routine you’ve set up for it.

Routines

A routine says when a kid can start a session on their own with the Dial, and how long it runs. For example, “After daycare, weekdays 16:00 to 17:00, 20 minutes, then snack time”.

  1. Open Routines from the Watch tab or from Settings.
  2. Choose the kids it’s for, give it a name, and pick the days.
  3. Set the time window (From and to), the session length and what happens after.
  4. Tap Save routine.

Inside a routine’s window, the Watch tab uses the routine’s settings and tells you so. Outside every routine, the Dial waits and shows when it opens next.

Changing time during a session

While a session plays, the Watch tab shows the time left. Slide it to shorten or extend the session.

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Last updated: 19 Oct 2026