Apple removing or restricting apps for controlling screen time


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 09 May 2019

Apple introduced Screen Time with iOS 12, but some say the app is not as good as others they prefer to use. Apple’s removal of nearly a dozen apps that help users manage screen time has raised questions among users. (Apple)

Apple’s removal of nearly a dozen apps that help users manage screen time raises questions about the company’s dominance and its commitment to helping people stay off their iPhones amid concerns about the negative effects of smartphones, including on children, according to a new report. 

The report by the New York Times came just days after Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the Time 100 Summit that his company "has never wanted to maximise user time" because it’s "not motivated from a business or values point of view" to do so. 

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