A new tool will show a reminder after using the app for a prolonged, user-defined period of time. Teenage users will be prompted to use the tool if they spend over 100 minutes in the app in a single day. TikTok is also adding a new screen time dashboard that shows a summary of app usage. The app lets you ‘schedule a break” after a set period of use. Apple and Google also allow app limits to be set on iOS and Android users to manage their time on apps like Instagram and Netflix, which are designed to help users manage the time they spend on them. The service's new features follow the addition of similar tools to other apps like Netflix and Instagram that are designed for advertisers-based services. This is good news for creators as it means they can better manage their time and limit the amount of screen time their kids are spending on apps. It also shows that companies are listening to users and trying to make sure their apps are not taking over too much of a person's life.

June 17, 2022 12:01 AM