How To Set Up The Digital Wellbeing Dashboard On Android
Digital Wellbeing is a Google-made app that’s pre-installed on most Android phones, and it is meant to help you create healthy digital habits as they relate to your phone usage. First announced back in May 2018, it was released for Pixel and Android One devices later that year. It became available to all Android phones soon after, and most features work on devices running Android 9 “Pie” or higher.
The app features a dashboard that details exactly how you’re using your phone, and apart from that, it has several tools to help limit distractions, screen time, and unhealthy sleep patterns. It arms you with knowledge, such as which apps you use the most and how often you unlock your phone, and lets you enable things like app timers, bedtime mode, and parental controls to manage your time better. Put simply, the Digital Wellbeing app is aimed at helping users maintain a healthy balance between their digital and real lives.
How to set up Digital Wellbeing on Android
Though the Digital Wellbeing app comes preinstalled on most Android phones, it is possible it isn’t already available on your own handset. If that’s the case, you’ll need to install it first from theGoogle Play Store. Following that, you’ll need to:
you may make it easier to access the Digital Wellbeing app in the future by adding it to your app drawer and home screen. To do this, go back to the main page by tapping on the back arrow, scroll down, and then turn on the “Show icon in the app list” toggle. This will bring the Digital Wellbeing app to your app drawer, after which point you can drag it to the home screen.
How to use the Digital Wellbeing Dashboard on Android
The Dashboard section of the Digital Wellbeing app is where you can get detailed information about screen time, Notifications received, and times opened.
You can find other useful features in the Digital Wellbeing app, as well, that may help you break unwanted habits. For example, if you tend to mindlessly check your phone throughout the day, you can keep an eye on how often that happens by selecting the “Times opened” section in the dropdown menu. You’ll see how many times you unlocked the phone during the previous week and which apps you opened the most. And yes, you can access app timers here, too.
How to use other Digital Wellbeing tools on Android
There are several tools within the Digital Wellbeing app, some that you may find more useful than others, including:
If you want even more functionality, you may also check out Digital Wellbeing Experiments — experimental apps with innovative features — on theExperiments with Googlewebsite.
