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Apple CEO Tim Cook says he had to take a 'meat axe' to his notifications to reduce his screen time

Tim Cook said he had to take "a meat axe" to his iPhone notifications to cut back on screen time. "I started asking myself, why do I need all these notifications? Why do I really need this? Do I really need to understand things in the moment that they're happening?" Cook said.

this week. Cook didn't reveal the exact number of hours he was spending on his iPhone every day, but said it was "very high." The realization led him to make some changes to his settings, he said. Cook said he decided to take "a meat axe" to the app notifications that were grabbing his attention in order to "free me up to do other things," he said. The battle between Facebook and Apple over privacy is about more than just ads — it's about the future of how we interact with tech

For parents, there are parental control features that allow for setting time limits on apps and blocking certain sites .

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I've done that a while ago. While I do want to be informed, many notifications, including some 'breaking news,' I can do without them. Who recalls getting the latest news at specific times of the day (morning news, noon, evening news) instead of every minute of it?

Apple can go fuck itself

Why hit your phone with an axe? He’s just trying to drive screen replacement revenues....genius.

good luck

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