Is 5 hours of screen time a day bad? What 3–12 hours really means
Is 5 hours of screen time bad? 5 hours a day is 76 days a year. See every level from 3 to 12 hours, how you compare, and what to do at yours.
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The Bricked team
Makers of Bricked
We build Bricked, an iPhone app blocker for people who keep losing evenings to the scroll. We write about doomscrolling, sleep and focus — what the research says, what actually works, and what we learned shipping a blocker that holds. Every article cites its sources and is reviewed before it goes live.
Editorial standards: every article cites primary sources (studies, official statistics) and is fact-checked before publishing. We don't give medical advice — if phone use is seriously affecting your health, talk to a professional.
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How to lock yourself out of apps on iPhone (for real)
Four ways to lock yourself out of apps on iPhone, from the Screen Time passcode trick to app blockers, ranked by how hard each is to undo at 1 a.m.
How to get rid of “Ignore Limit” on iPhone Screen Time
Ignore Limit makes iPhone Screen Time easy to skip. How to remove it, why it still fails when you know your own passcode, and what adds real friction.
