# Livetime

> Livetime (LivetimeOs kwenye Google Play) ni skrini ya mwanzo ya Android isiyo na matangazo, inayochukua nafasi ya skrini ya mwanzo ya simu ili kusaidia kupunguza muda wa skrini, kuwa makini na kufanya mengi zaidi. Inapatikana kwenye Android tu: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livetimeos.launcher

Livetime si programu nyingine tu ya kuzuia: ni skrini ya mwanzo ya simu, kitu cha kwanza unachokiona na mlango pekee wa kufikia programu. Programu inafunguliwa kwa kuandika jina lake; programu za mazoea (barua pepe) zinaweka muda wa kusubiri unaoongezeka kwa kila ufunguzi; programu za uraibu (Instagram, TikTok) zinauliza unataka kutumia dakika ngapi kabla ya kuingia, kwa kikomo Laini, Inayobadilika au Kali; Instagram na YouTube zinafunguka katika mwonekano mwepesi, bila Reels, Shorts wala mapendekezo; hali za Umakini, Michezo na Usingizi zinabaki na programu za wakati huo tu, kwa ugumu Rahisi, Wastani au Ngumu; muda unaotumika kwenye programu zinazosumbua tu ndio unahesabiwa. Pia kuna tathmini wakati wa kusakinisha, kuzuia tovuti, ubongo wa pili wa kuandika mawazo, kipima muda cha Pomodoro, kazi na tabia.

Livetime iliundwa na Emile Clement, mwanafunzi Mfaransa, baada ya miaka miwili ya kujaribu suluhisho nyingine (programu za kuzuia, nyeusi na nyeupe, kufuta mitandao ya kijamii, simu za msingi). Zaidi ya vipakuliwa 100 kwenye Google Play kufikia Oktoba 2026; utafiti kuhusu jinsi muda wa skrini wa kila mtumiaji unavyobadilika unaendelea. Toleo hili la tovuti ni la Kiswahili; programu na tovuti zinapatikana katika lugha 25 (orodha mwishoni mwa faili hili). Livetime haifanyi kazi kwenye iPhone, haifuti programu yoyote, na ruhusa ya ufikivu inatumika tu kuzuia tovuti (hiari): inasoma tu anwani inayoonyeshwa kwenye kivinjari.

Tovuti: https://livetimeos.com/sw/

## Kurasa

- [Maoni](https://livetimeos.com/sw/maoni/): Maoni ya watumiaji wa kwanza wa Livetime, wanafunzi wa sekondari na wa udaktari, prépa na uhandisi, pamoja na picha za skrini kama ushahidi.
- [Blogu](https://livetimeos.com/sw/blog/): Miongozo ya kuondoa Reels, kuficha Shorts, kugeuza simu kuwa nyeusi na nyeupe na kupunguza muda wa skrini, pamoja na maoni yetu kuhusu Opal na Balance Phone.
- [Ulinganisho](https://livetimeos.com/sw/ulinganisho/): Simu za vitufe, dumbphone, Balance Phone, Opal, one sec, Brick, Ustawi wa Kidijitali: suluhisho dhidi ya muda wa skrini, na mahali Livetime ilipo.
- [Tafiti](https://livetimeos.com/sw/tafiti/): Tafiti 18 kuhusu simu zetu, kwa muhtasari kwa Kiswahili rahisi: umakini, usingizi, upweke, ustawi, na kinachofanya kazi. Kila takwimu inaelekeza kwenye chanzo chake.
- [Maswali yanayoulizwa mara kwa mara](https://livetimeos.com/sw/faq/): Livetime kwenye iPhone, Reels na Shorts, muda unapoisha, ruhusa ya ufikivu: majibu yote kuhusu skrini ya mwanzo ya Livetime.
- [Vipengele](https://livetimeos.com/sw/vipengele/): Programu zinazofunguliwa kwa kuandika jina lake, muda unaoamuliwa kabla ya Instagram, Instagram bila Reels, YouTube bila Shorts, hali za Umakini na Usingizi.
- [Ilani](https://livetimeos.com/sw/ilani/): Simu zetu zinanasa umakini wetu, na utashi hautoshi. Kwa nini Livetime ipo, inataka kubadilisha nini, na hadithi yake.

## Blogu

- [How to remove Reels on Instagram: every solution](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/how-to-remove-reels-on-instagram/): Instagram has no button to remove Reels. Every solution in 2026 on Android, iPhone and computer, and the ones to avoid. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Turn off Instagram Reels on Android](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/turn-off-instagram-reels-android/): Three ways to stop seeing Reels on Android: a lighter view with Livetime, Firefox and an extension, and the right settings. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Instagram without Reels on iPhone: SocialFocus and the other solutions](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/instagram-without-reels-iphone/): On iPhone, the Safari extension SocialFocus hides Instagram's Reels, feed and Explore page: how to install it step by step, its limits, the alternatives. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Turn Instagram black and white (and only Instagram)](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/instagram-black-and-white/): Switch Instagram to black and white without turning your whole phone grey: on iPhone with Shortcuts, on Android with Livetime or Bedtime mode. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Customize Instagram: hide the feed, Explore and suggestions](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/customize-instagram/): Following feed, snoozing suggestions, quiet mode, time limits: what you can adjust in Instagram, and what takes a tool to remove. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [How to remove Shorts on YouTube: every solution](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/how-to-remove-youtube-shorts/): YouTube won't let you remove Shorts. What works in 2026: the scrolling limit, UnTrap, Unhook, and Livetime on Android. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Hide the Shorts button on YouTube](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/hide-youtube-shorts-button/): The Shorts button sits in the middle of YouTube's bar, and the settings can't remove it. How to hide it anyway on Android, iPhone and computer. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [YouTube without recommendations: watch only what you came for](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/youtube-without-recommendations/): An empty home page, no more suggested videos or autoplay: use YouTube as a tool, on computer, iPhone and Android. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [How to reduce your screen time: 10 methods that really work](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/how-to-reduce-screen-time/): 10 research-backed methods to reduce your screen time: grayscale, notifications, a pause before opening, and how to stick with them. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Switch your phone to black and white: the Android and iPhone guide](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/grayscale-phone/): How to switch your phone to black and white on Android (Pixel, Samsung, Xiaomi) and iPhone, why it works, and how to keep it on. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Screen time: why willpower isn't enough](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/why-willpower-is-not-enough/): Can't manage to use your phone less? It's not a lack of willpower. The fridge metaphor, and what the studies say. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Android's Digital Wellbeing: how to use it well, and why it isn't enough](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/android-digital-wellbeing/): App timers, Focus mode, Bedtime mode: how to make good use of Android's Digital Wellbeing, and why it isn't enough. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Opal review: is the blocking app worth the price?](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/opal-review/): Opal blocks apps on iPhone, Android and Mac. How it works, price ($99.99 a year), strengths, limits and who it's for. (kwa Kiingereza)
- [Balance Phone review: the smartphone without social media](https://livetimeos.com/en/blog/balance-phone-review/): The Balance Phone, a Samsung with no social media or games: models, prices from €299 to €749, buyer feedback, limits, and who it's for. (kwa Kiingereza)

## Tafiti zilizotajwa

- Simu iliyo karibu inatosha kukuvuruga. (Ward, Duke, Gneezy na Bos, Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 2017): https://doi.org/10.1086/691462
- Uwepo wake tu unashusha utendaji. (Thornton, Faires, Robbins na Rollins, Social Psychology, 2014): https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000216
- Arifa inakuvuruga, hata usipoitazama. (Stothart, Mitchum na Yehnert, Journal of Experimental Psychology, 2015): https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000100
- Kuzima arifa kunapunguza kutokuwa makini. (Kushlev, Proulx na Dunn, CHI 2016): https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858359
- Umakini wetu mbele ya skrini umekuwa ukipungua kwa miaka ishirini. (Gloria Mark, University of California, Irvine, Attention Span, 2023): https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/how-sharpen-your-attention-and-meet-your-goals-2024
- Saa nne za skrini kwa siku nchini Ufaransa. (Baromètre du numérique 2025, Arcep na Crédoc): https://www.arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gspublication/barometre-du-numerique_edition_2025_RAPPORT_mars2025.pdf
- Mtumiaji mmoja wa intaneti kati ya watatu ameshajaribu kupunguza skrini. (Insee Focus na. 329, Valentin Guilloton, 2024): https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8199393
- Tunakadiria vibaya muda wetu wenyewe wa skrini. (Parry, Davidson, Sewall na wenzake, Nature Human Behaviour, 2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01117-5
- Mitandao ya kijamii kidogo, upweke kidogo. (Hunt, Marx, Lipson na Young, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2018): https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.10.751
- Bila Facebook, unawaona wapendwa wako zaidi. (Allcott, Braghieri, Eichmeyer na Gentzkow, American Economic Review, 2020): https://www.nber.org/papers/w25514
- Wiki moja bila Facebook, kuridhika zaidi. (Tromholt, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2016): https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0259
- Skrini za jioni zinachelewesha usingizi. (Chang, Aeschbach, Duffy na Czeisler, PNAS, 2015): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25535358/
- Skrini na usingizi: uhusiano katika tafiti tisa kati ya kumi. (Hale na Guan, Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2015): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2014.07.007
- Simu mezani inapoza mazungumzo. (Przybylski na Weinstein, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2013): https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407512453827
- Vijana wa miaka 15 hadi 24 wanakutana na marafiki zao kidogo na kidogo. (U.S. Surgeon General, Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, 2023): https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf
- Saa moja pungufu kwa siku inatosha. (Brailovskaia na wenzake, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2023): https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000430
- Kituo kifupi kabla ya kufungua programu kinafanya kazi. (Grüning, Riedel na Lorenz-Spreen, PNAS, 2023): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9974409
- Nyeusi na nyeupe inapunguza muda wa skrini. (Holte na Ferraro, The Social Science Journal, 2020): https://doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2020.1737461

## Kwa maelezo zaidi

- [Tovuti nzima kama maandishi](https://livetimeos.com/sw/llms-full.txt)
- [Pakua Livetime kwenye Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livetimeos.launcher&hl=sw)

## Tovuti katika lugha nyingine

- [Bahasa Indonesia](https://livetimeos.com/id/llms.txt)
- [Deutsch](https://livetimeos.com/de/llms.txt)
- [English](https://livetimeos.com/en/llms.txt)
- [Español](https://livetimeos.com/es/llms.txt)
- [Filipino](https://livetimeos.com/fil/llms.txt)
- [Français](https://livetimeos.com/llms.txt)
- [Italiano](https://livetimeos.com/it/llms.txt)
- [Nederlands](https://livetimeos.com/nl/llms.txt)
- [Polski](https://livetimeos.com/pl/llms.txt)
- [Português (Brasil)](https://livetimeos.com/pt-br/llms.txt)
- [Tiếng Việt](https://livetimeos.com/vi/llms.txt)
- [Türkçe](https://livetimeos.com/tr/llms.txt)
- [Русский](https://livetimeos.com/ru/llms.txt)
- [Українська](https://livetimeos.com/uk/llms.txt)
- [العربية](https://livetimeos.com/ar/llms.txt)
- [اردو](https://livetimeos.com/ur/llms.txt)
- [فارسی](https://livetimeos.com/fa/llms.txt)
- [हिन्दी](https://livetimeos.com/hi/llms.txt)