If you want to limit your screen time or stop doomscrolling, both Apple and Google have digital well-being features to help you disconnect. Newer generations of software, iOS 26 and Android 16, have ...

If well-meaning friends and family have told you recently to go touch grass, this is for you. Whether you're scrolling on your phone or working on a laptop, it's too easy to rack up ungodly screen ...

Use these settings to take back control over your screen time. We'll walk through how to take advantage of the digital wellness settings on Apple and Android devices, including how to set up app ...

Switching a phone to grayscale made scrolling feel less rewarding, so mindless browsing dropped and weekly average screen time fell below 3 hours. Grayscale created real annoyances, especially for ...

Steppin is the latest app by Kayak's cofounder, Paul English. The app limits phone use by encouraging users to clock steps to unlock screen time. I tried it out for a week, and I noticed it made a ...

Excessive screen time is one of the fastest-growing concerns these days, and I feel no shame in admitting that I was also a victim of it for a long time. If you're on the same page, I highly recommend ...

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...

The Touch Grass app will block your most distracting apps until you (literally) touch grass. I'm already a fan. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, ...

As a young millennial, I had a pretty tech-free childhood, save for cable television and the occasional AOL/AIM log-on. It wasn’t until I was a preteen that I started to get interested in MySpace, ...