Screen Time Limit allows account managers to control daily usage time for specific apps on a protected device.
Instead of setting limits in advance for all apps, limits are configured only for apps that have already been used on the device.
This ensures limits are applied based on real usage data, helping manage and contain app usage in a practical and gradual way.
Screen Time data and controls are available per device in both the Canopy Dashboard and the Canopy app for Management.
Log in to the Canopy Dashboard (web) or Canopy app for Management.
Select the device you want to manage.
Open the Screen Time tab.
Review the list of used apps and their daily/weekly usage.
Select an app from the list.
Set a daily time limit for that app.
Save your changes.
Notes:
Limits can only be set for apps that appear in the used apps list.
If no app usage data exists yet, no limits can be configured.
Limits apply automatically every day.
Canopy provides advance notifications to prevent unexpected blocks.
The protected device receives a notification 10 minutes before an app reaches its daily time limit.
Account managers can choose to receive notifications when limits are reached.
Notification preferences are managed from the Dashboard or Canopy App, just like all other Canopy notifications.
Once the daily limit is reached:
The app is blocked.
A block page is shown on the protected device explaining that the time limit was reached.
From the block page, the protected user can:
Send a request for additional time for the blocked app.
How it works:
The request is sent instantly to the account manager / parent / accountability partner.
The admin can approve or deny the request immediately.
If approved:
Extra time is granted for the current session only.
The original daily limit remains unchanged.
Account managers can:
Temporarily mark an app as Limitless, allowing unrestricted access.
This can be:
Reverted at any time.
Used as a short-term exception without changing permanent daily limits.