How to see screen time and set app timers on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Digital Wellbeing › App timers

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Digital Wellbeing

   Go to Settings, Digital Wellbeing. The circle splits today's time by app: Play Store, Settings and Other on ours.

   Done

2. 

   Open App timers

   Tap App timers, under Ways to disconnect. It said No timers set.

   Done

3. 

   Tap the hourglass

   Tap the hourglass next to the app. Ours is Chrome.

   Done

4. 

   Choose a time

   Set app timer says the timer will reset at midnight. Choose hours and minutes. We picked 0 hrs, 5 mins. Tap OK.

   Done

5. 

   Check the timer

   Chrome moved to With timers at the top, showing 5 minutes. Other apps are under Without timers.

   Done

6. 

   Delete a timer

   Tap the hourglass next to the app again. Delete timer is under the time picker. Tap it.

   Done

7. 

   Check it was removed

   Chrome went back to the main list with no timer.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Want activity by day? Tap View app activity details, below the circle.
• Want quiet nights instead? Digital Wellbeing suggested Bedtime mode on ours. Set it in Settings, Modes, Bedtime.

If this does not work

• Timer ran out? Google says the app is paused and its icon turns grey until midnight. Change or delete the timer in App timers. Source: Manage how you spend time on your Android phone with Digital Wellbeing
• Timer seems to restart? The sheet says it resets at midnight.
• Can't find the timer you set? Apps with a timer move to With timers at the top of App timers.

About this guide

On our Pixel, Digital Wellbeing showed 25 minutes of screen time, 5 unlocks and 8 notifications for the day.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009), in Dark mode. We set a 5-minute timer for Chrome, then deleted it.

Good to know

Silence the phone at set times: Do Not Disturb and Modes.

In short: Settings, Digital Wellbeing, App timers, hourglass, OK. Delete timer to remove it.