Whenever there is an exam season or you want to study, suddenly your mobile phone seems too tempting.
But if you continue using your phone, there is a chance that you will not get good enough marks. Locking your iPhone seems the best way to study during exam season but how to do so?
Locking iPhone for Better Productivity
If you need to be productive and study for better results, you have to lock your iPhone.
There are many apps available on the Apple Store that automatically lock up your iPhone after a set time and only unlock it after the time is up, so you can not let yourself get distracted. There is a method to lock apps on your iPhone. Once the apps are locked, it will limit your usage.
Locking Apps on iPhone by Limiting Screen Time
To lock apps on iPhone:
- Open the Settings on your iPhone and click on Screen Time.
- Click on “Turn on Screen Time” and hit continue.
- You will see a “Screen Time Menu” where you will have to select “App Limits”.
- Click on “Add Limit”.
- You will see a list of different apps on your iPhone. You can select which apps you need to limit.
- After you have selected the apps, click on next until another menu appears.
- Click on the “Time” tab and select your daily hourly limit of using an app.
- You can also customize your days on which you need your apps locked after a certain while.
- When you are finished, click on “Add” on the upper right corner of the screen.
Use Do Not Disturb Mode on iPhone
If you feel that the above method is too extreme, you can also turn on Do Not Disturb or Focus Mode on your iPhone.
When you turn on DnD mode on your iPhone, it silences all the notifications and sounds from your iPhone which results in less distraction.
If you are not sure about this one, you can also turn off your wifi or mobile data which will not let any social media notifications appear on your iPhone and this way you will be able to study in peace..
