Taking a deep look at the settings on our devices can help us not only get the most out of them, but also discover some of the most interesting information. Without going any further, it is possible to know the following for models with Android TV or Google TV: How long your TV has been on. I did this and discovered that I got more out of your TV than I thought.

Because among the smart TV settings, you can determine the operating time of the television, that is, How long has content playback been working?. Be careful, these are not total operating hours and do not take into account standby periods when the device is not technically completely turned off (we do this by pressing the physical power button on the device or unplugging the plug). from power).

Actually, If we wanted to know the historical usage period of televisionYou need to go to the TV’s factory menu, but be careful because there are some technical parts and you’re better off not touching it unless you’re clear on what you’re doing. In any case and if you want, here is a tutorial that will allow you to access the manufacturer’s menu.

How to find out how long the TV has been working?

To discover this information we will need to open the Android TV/Google TV interface and go to the settings gear icon. From here we will follow this route:’Device Preferences’ > ‘About’ > ‘Status’ and there finally we will find the activity time.

At this point we were surprised and decided to take action. First, give him a break right then and there. Second: set a usage limit. This decision can be especially useful if there are minors at home and you want to prevent them from being in front of the screen for a long time, but in our case it was interesting to be aware of how much television we watch and reduce the usage. This doesn’t mean we skip a particular day. But at least it has a purpose.

Thus, we install the Tvusage application, which is available for free on the Google Play Store. Even though I already told you this We are faced with a fairly complete application: Yes, it allows you to limit the use of the television overall or by applications, but also gives you access to more detailed activity statistics and blocks applications with a four-digit PIN, among other things. Because of these features, it is most interesting to have minors at home for parental control. The good thing is that it warns you when you approach this limit.

Once installed and the relevant special permissions have been granted, a mosaic with the main applications we have installed and their order is not accidental: it depends on how much you use them, leaving a considerable amount of space on the left to the ‘winner’. If you go app by app, you’ll see more stats like daily and weekly usage time, a graph of the last three days, and options like blocking or even excluding a specific app from your count.

This screen is exactly where we can add usage limit with hours and minutes. Once approved, we will have an application that will prevent us from spending less time in front of the screen. A few interesting points: An informative notification appears when the usage limit is approached, and it is also possible to take a break.

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