How Faro turns screen time into a rest rhythm.
Faro uses quiet overlay cues, automatic records, and weekly rhythm insights to help you notice long sessions without managing another timer.
01 · Daily progress stays intentionally simple
Today's progress and streaks are designed to keep the habit approachable. Faro turns your recent phone-use pattern and current On Screen rhythm into a light daily target, so the main screen rewards consistency without making every session feel like a test.
Pro insights go deeper. Rest Rhythm Score looks at real long-use opportunities and how you responded — rested, snoozed, paused, ended naturally, or missed — to show how steady your rhythm was across the week.
02 · How Faro guides a rest
Faro stays at the edge of the screen while you use your phone. When a session runs past your On Screen rhythm, the floating button and screen-edge cue become more noticeable.
In stronger reminder modes, Faro also shows a top alert card with Rest and Snooze actions. During the rest itself, the overlay changes into a short countdown so you can look away and return when the moment is complete.
For safety, Faro skips alerts during known navigation apps and active calls or video calls, and lets you add more excluded apps in Preferences. If an app should never be covered by a reminder, add it to the excluded list before relying on Faro.
03 · How rest moments are recorded
You do not need to log rests manually. A rest starts when you choose Rest from the alert card or press and hold the floating button. Tapping the floating button opens quick actions for returning to Faro or pausing reminders.
When the rest finishes, Faro records the completed rest and starts the next screen-use cycle. Snoozes and Silence Time are recorded separately, so your weekly view can show when a rest was completed, delayed, or intentionally paused.
04 · What Rest Rhythm Score means
Rest Rhythm Score is the more precise Pro signal. It shows how consistently you respond when Faro finds a real rest opportunity. It is a habit signal, not a medical score.
Faro first looks for continuous screen-on sessions that reach your current On Screen setting. Short checks below that point do not count against your rhythm. Once a real opportunity appears, Faro looks at what happened next.
- Rested on time: highest credit
- Screen session ended naturally: high credit
- Snoozed once: partial credit
- Snoozed multiple times: lower credit
- Paused reminders: small credit
- No response: no credit
If there is not enough rhythm data yet, Faro keeps the score unscored until more real opportunities appear.
05 · How weekly insights work
Weekly Records show more than raw screen time. Faro combines total use, average session length, longest sessions, active hours, completed rests, snoozes, pauses, and rhythm score snapshots.
The Rhythm Map keeps the reading simple: color means screen time, and the number means Rhythm Score. You can see which parts of the week carried heavier use and whether your rest response stayed steady.
App-level insights are separate and require your opt-in. When enabled, Faro can show which apps tend to make rest harder to keep. When disabled, Faro does not store app names for those insights.