September 8, 2026

Put a daily timer on one app

Digital Wellbeing > Dashboard, open the app, and set a timer. The icon grays out when time is up.

• Android
• Easy · 2 min
• Pixel phones on Android 15 and 16
• Fix: set an app timer on Android
• Cheat sheet

How to do it

1. 01

   Open Settings > Digital Wellbeing and parental controls.

2. 02

   Open Dashboard and choose the app.

3. 03

   Tap the hourglass and set the daily time.

4. 04

   When the time is up, the app closes. Open it again only if you mean to.

Without a parental-control PIN, you can override the timer. It is a speed bump, not a lock. That is still enough for a lunch-break app.