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Oppo: Set an App Timer for Daily Screen Time

If one app keeps eating up your whole day, Oppo's Digital Wellbeing tools let you cap it with a daily timer. Once the time runs out, Coloros force-closes the app and keeps it locked until midnight. Each app gets its own separate limit, so you can restrict social media while leaving work apps untouched.

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App Time Limit Setup auf Oppo

Digital Wellbeing on Oppo phones includes a per-app timer that limits how long you can use a specific app each day. Once the set time is used up, Coloros closes the app automatically and keeps it locked out until 0:00, when the limit resets.

This is different from general screen-time reports, which only show usage without enforcing a stop. The app timer actively blocks the app icon and notifications from opening it again for the rest of the day.

To set it up, open SettingsDigital Wellbeing & parental controlsDashboardShow all apps. Tap the app you want to limit, then tap Timer, set the daily minutes and confirm with OK.

Because the limit resets at midnight, a short lockout on one day does not carry over. If you only want a reminder instead of a hard block, a shorter routine of checking the Dashboard overview may work better than setting a strict timer.

Each app keeps its own independent timer, so you can combine a tight limit on games or social apps with no limit at all on messaging or work tools.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Go back to SettingsDigital Wellbeing & parental controlsDashboardShow all apps, open the app, tap Timer again and either adjust the minutes or turn the timer off.