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David Pierce

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4736 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

As they were going through it, it was really, really difficult to figure out what already existed and what they were projecting that they might do in the future and what was actually shipping this year.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

Because I don't think it was that much.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

There were a couple new things that did seem like they were going to be really useful.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

They allow scheduling in screen time now.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And I thought the most interesting thing that they...

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

sort of talked a lot about but didn't do a ton with is they're going to give expert recommendations about how much screen time you should allow for different types of apps.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

I think that's like actually pretty interesting as a direction for them to go.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

Now, do you trust Apple on how much you know your kitchen use their phone?

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

I you know, that's what to see what recommendations they come up with.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

They probably want me to your phone a lot.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

But

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

Yeah, that's it.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

That's an interesting idea that Apple, you know, they're not saying that they're the experts say they're partnering with experts.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

But nonetheless, it's Apple taking some responsibility and saying, we're gonna try to guide you in the correct direction on how much tick tock your kids should be using.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

Yeah, I mean, as ever, I think whenever I talk to people about parenting limits and these kinds of controls, the overwhelming thing you hear is these are much more parenting questions than they are tech questions, right?

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And it's like, it's actually, this is much more about your relationship with your children than it is about any specific technology.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

But some of these things are, I would say, universally just a good idea, right?

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

It's more options.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

The browsing stuff is really useful and important, I think.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

That's been an easy way to get around a lot of the parental controls is the web exists.