At its most basic settings, Timing automatically tracks how long you spend in each app and includes information like window title and pathname.

Its now on macOS Catalina, with one major flaw: it only shows how long apps are open, not how long you use them.

As a result, it provides no meaningful data about where your time has gone.

You cant see how much of your day you spent typing a report, reading, replying to emails, or browsing Facebook.

One work-around is to close apps as soon as youre done with them, but thats just not how the vast majority of people use their computer.

If you want to isolate which apps are sapping your time, youll have to find an alternative.

The options previously available under System Preferences Parental Controls can now be found in the control panel at System Preferences Screen Time, instead.

You can also define Downtime in which apps must be whitelisted to be used.

Click the plus sign () to add an app or category you want to limit, and then set the amount of time the app or category can be used every 24 hours.

For example, if you set a time limit of two hours per day for Safari, the timer ticks down as long as the app is open, even if no one is using it.

If you have kids, theyll probably be the first to notice how shortsighted and unfair this is.

On a Mac, media players, like Music and Spotify, push a new notification every time the track changes.

If youre low on disk space or awaiting a macOS update, youll be dismissing notifications all day long.

This feature isnt necessarily broken in the same way app tracking is, but its not very useful, either.

On an iPhone or iPad, Pickups tracks how many times you unlock your device and which app was responsible.

This can be useful if you want to limit your notifications or certain apps during work hours to improve your productivity.

You can check Pickups to find out which apps are distracting you the most.

Notifications dont wake the screen or demand the same amount of attention they do on iOS.

When I leave Music playing and wake my Mac, Screen Time registers Music in Pickups as the reason I woke my Mac.

In reality, I just wanted to wake the computer so I could get back to work.

Some people use them to improve and track their productivity.

Some freelancers who charge an hourly rate use them to create reports.

Others just use them to remind themselves they actually got something done during the day.

Its available in three tiers: Productivity (39), Professional (69), or Expert (99).

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