Google silently launches screen time reminders

We all know how easy it is to be attached to our screens. Whether we’re scrolling social media to infinity, playing games until our fingers hurt, or binge-watching videos, we can lose plenty of time to our devices. Well, here comes a tool that will remind you when you’ve been on an app for too long. Google quietly released screen time reminders to Android.

Android has a suite of tools under its Digital Wellbeing app. These help you monitor your activity on your phone. It can let you know how long you’ve been on your phone throughout the day, which apps you’ve been using, and more. If you have a relatively new Android phone, then you should have the app. Be sure to check it out if you’re curious about how you use your phone.

Google silently releases screen time reminders

Most apps are designed to keep you glued to your phone for as long as possible. However, we can all use a break from time to time. Users have seen a new feature pop up in the Digital Wellbeing app recently. Basically, the feature will show a little reminder if you’ve used and app for a certain amount of time.

The screenshot below shows how the reminder will look. In the settings, it says that you’ll get “occasional” reminders, but the screenshot shows 25 minutes. So this could be in 25-minute intervals or it could be random.

Screen time reminders are an optional feature, and you can select which apps actually show the reminders. Having that choice is useful for people who think that they’re spending too much time on certain apps. Apps like TikTok, Instagram, and X, can really be addictive, and we tend to let entire afternoons go by just scrolling and scrolling. So, this is a good feature to have. Go to your settings and search “Digital Wellbeing” to see if you can enable the setting.