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Each control, explained

Last updated: 27 August 2026

Tapping any row on the Control screen opens that control's own detail screen. Here's what's inside each one.

Screen Timer

  1. Today's Usage ring shows minutes used of the daily limit, with a status pill ("Within Limit," etc.).
  2. Daily limit slider — 30 minutes to 24 hours, in 15-minute steps, with quick presets (30m/1h/2h/4h/8h). Counts all apps except calls, messages, and the school folder; resets at midnight.
  3. Bonus time from streaks — every 5 clean days earns +20 weekend minutes, but nothing is added automatically; each one comes to you to approve.
  4. App breakdown appears once the child's device has synced its latest usage.
Paxio Screen Time screen showing today's usage ring and a daily limit slider
Usage ring & limit.
Paxio Screen Time screen showing the streak bonus toggle and app breakdown section
Streak bonus.

App Blocker

  1. Total/Blocked/Allowed counts sit at the top, with a note that Phone and Contacts are always allowed, even when a limit is reached.
  2. Search apps to find one quickly.
  3. Each app row shows Allowed/Blocked, a per-app time-limit shortcut, and a toggle.
Paxio App Control screen listing installed apps with Allowed/Blocked status and toggles
The App Blocker list.

Sleep Timer

  1. "Wind-down at night" — the screen dims 15 minutes before the sleep time, then everything but calls sleeps until morning.
  2. Sleeps at / Wakes at set the schedule.
  3. Applies on lets you pick which days of the week it runs.
Paxio Sleep Timer screen with sleep and wake times and a day-of-week selector
The Sleep Timer schedule.

Content Filter

  1. Age presets — Under 7, 8–10, Teen, Open — set 14-15 categories at once, or use Block All / Allow All.
  2. Content Categories lists each one individually (Adult Content, Pornography, Violence & Gore, Gambling, Social Media, and more) with its own toggle.
  3. Turning it on for the first time shows a disclosure first: filtering runs via a local, on-device VPN that never sends browsing traffic anywhere — Paxio only inspects DNS requests to block matching domains, and only a blocked domain (not full browsing history) is saved for your weekly report.
Paxio Content Filter screen with age presets and a list of content categories, each with a toggle
Categories & presets.
Paxio Enable Content Filtering disclosure dialog, explaining the local, on-device VPN
The first-time disclosure.

Internet Access

  1. A master toggle turns internet on or off outright — only works on the child's own dedicated device, not a shared one.
  2. "Pause for a while" gives quick presets: 30 min, 1 hour, or Dinner.
  3. Always allowed — Calls and Messages keep working even while internet is paused, since carrier calls/texts don't need a data connection.
Paxio Internet Access screen with an on/off toggle, pause presets, and an Always Allowed section
Internet Access controls.

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