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You can, however, control the alerts you receive from the app and deny it from using your data. This wikiHow will show you how to disable the Digital Wellbeing features on your Android.
- While you cannot disable or uninstall the Digital Wellbeing app inside Settings, you can deny its use of data, which essentially disables the app.
- Go to "Settings > Digital Wellbeing > ⋮ > Settings > Deny access to usage data > Settings."
- Once in the data usage settings menu, tap the switch next to "Digital Wellbeing" to turn off data usage.
Open Settings Android 7 Settings. You can either find this grey gear icon on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching. You can also swipe down from the top of your screen to pull down the quick menu where you will find the gear icon.
Tap Digital Wellbeing. This menu option might appear differently depending on your phone's manufacturer.
Tap the three vertical dots ⋮. It's the menu icon in the top right corner of your screen.
Tap Settings. It's the only option in the menu.
Tap Deny access to usage data. The feature will no longer collect or provide you with data about your phone usage patterns and habits, and any data it has already collected will be deleted within 24 hours.
Tap Settings. This will redirect you to a new menu where you can restrict which apps use data.
Tap the switch next to "Digital Wellbeing" to toggle it off Android 7 Switch Off. If the switch is pointing to the right and grey, the feature is disabled. If you go back to the Digital Wellbeing menu, you'll notice that everything is blank, including your screen time goal, app timers, driving monitor, walking monitor, and volume monitor.
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