If there’s one new feature we’re most excited about in iOS 12, it’s Screen Time, seconded by Siri Shortcuts.
Screen Time
Screen Time offers insights about how you use your device at a glance, while also providing a means to set daily limits for certain apps and services. It’s accessed in the Settings app. We strongly recommend putting a 10 minute limit on Facebook, Instagram, and anything else you find yourself mindlessly scrolling through. We already have, and it’s greatly improved our lives.
The best apps honor real experiences and real people. Maps helps us navigate to beautiful places, and AirBnB makes sure that we’re comfortable and inspired once we get there. Messages makes meeting up with friends and family easy and natural. Spotify and Apple Music provoke spontaneous dance parties. Similarly, Timeless helps us tune into our breath and connect with the moment. We love this category of ”real life” apps, and we’re committed to making technology that is mindful and expansive.
Screen Time is a huge step forward in helping all of us use our devices intentionally, ensuring that the apps we go back to again and again truly improve our lives. We’re thrilled about it.
The best apps honor real experiences and real people. Maps helps us navigate to beautiful places, and AirBnB makes sure that we’re comfortable and inspired once we get there. Messages makes meeting up with friends and family easy and natural. Spotify and Apple Music provoke spontaneous dance parties. Similarly, Timeless helps us tune into our breath and connect with the moment. We love this category of ”real life” apps, and we’re committed to making technology that is mindful and expansive.
Screen Time is a huge step forward in helping all of us use our devices intentionally, ensuring that the apps we go back to again and again truly improve our lives. We’re thrilled about it.
Siri Shortcuts
The other big feature we’re excited about is Siri Shortcuts. With Siri Shortcuts, the actions and tasks you perform everyday can be triggered with just a single tap or by asking Siri. Here’s how it works:
Siri recommends tasks on the Lock screen or in Search, based on your routines. For example, if you meditate with Timeless each morning, Siri can recommend when you wake up, “Start a self-guided meditation,” and you can begin your practice by tapping on the suggestion.
You can also add custom phrases to invoke actions. With Timeless, we love saying, “Hey Siri, start a 12 minute meditation,” and “Continue my multi-day course.” We’ve compiled a list of our favorite actions that Timeless can perform, and customizing your phrases for them is easy.
Siri recommends tasks on the Lock screen or in Search, based on your routines. For example, if you meditate with Timeless each morning, Siri can recommend when you wake up, “Start a self-guided meditation,” and you can begin your practice by tapping on the suggestion.
You can also add custom phrases to invoke actions. With Timeless, we love saying, “Hey Siri, start a 12 minute meditation,” and “Continue my multi-day course.” We’ve compiled a list of our favorite actions that Timeless can perform, and customizing your phrases for them is easy.
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