Welcome to\u00a0TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n TikTok this week introduced new controls that allow parents to control their children\u2019s time on the app. This new mode would allow a parent to monitor their teenager via their own accounts, restricting what they can see, how much time they can spend on the app, and who can send them messages.<\/p>\n So the kids are taken care of \u2014 but what about the parents themselves? While TikTok is popular among\u00a0teenagers, it\u2019s got lots of content for everyone. And these new family-based safety features still require the adult to have a TikTok account. If you, the adult, want to limit your in-app screen time (which is plausible because TikTok is very addictive), then you can do so via the app\u2018s Digital Wellbeing settings. Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n [Read:\u00a0The clueless parent\u2019s guide to understanding TikTok<\/em>]<\/p>\n Go to your TikTok account settings, which you can find on your profile. The option for screen time can be found under the \u201cDigital Wellbeing\u201d menu. Here you\u2019ll see two options, one for Screen Time and one for Restricted Mode. Screen Time is the one we\u2019re interested in at the moment.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019re on this setting, you can turn Screen Time Management on, and set an exact limit for yourself. You can pick times divisible by 30 minutes, all the way up to 2 hours of browsing time. Once you\u2019ve hit that limit, you\u2019ll need to enter a passcode to keep browsing TikTok.<\/p>\n So once you make the selection to turn on, pick a passcode you\u2019ll for sure remember, and then you\u2019re all set. Given my own browsing tendencies, I can see this being particularly useful if you\u2019re like me and just straight up don\u2019t realize how much time you\u2019ve spent in an app.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve turned the feature on, you\u2019ll need your passcode to turn it off, but you can do so from the Digital Wellbeing menu.<\/p>\n As a bonus, you can also put your account in restricted mode. This will essentially put your account into a safe mode where you\u2019ll only see content TikTok deems appropriate for minors. This you can also turn off again with a passcode. While I don\u2019t necessarily anticipate ordinary adults using it much, I can see this being useful if you, for example, frequently loan your phone to a small child.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/02\/TikTok-DW_4.jpg\")
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