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In YouTube, You will now be reminded to log out and sleep in time
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Google's video streaming service on Wednesday confirmed the introduction of a new feature called "bedtime" reminders.
- YouTube's new feature is already available to both Android and iOS users, and will be rolled out gradually.
- YouTube had earlier rolled out a similar feature called the "take a break" reminder as part of Google's digital well-being initiative.
Youtube now has a new way to get you to sleep on time. Google's video streaming app on Wednesday announced the launch of a new feature called "bedtime" reminders that will help late-night surfers sleep on time. People under lockdown complain about a disrupted sleep cycle, and this has largely to do with the amount of time they spend on the internet even after their bedtime.
YouTube 's latest functionality is now available to both Android and iOS users, and will be rolled out slowly for all devices soon. However, this feature is only available to people who are browsing YouTube on their phones, not their laptops. The platform had previously unveiled a similar feature called the "take a break" reminder as part of Google's digital well-being initiative.
The Take Break Reminder, as the name suggests, sends notifications to users when they have passed a consecutive viewing time. Users are given the option to select a timeline, and if they surpass the deadline, YouTube will send them the same notification.
For example, if you've selected 60 minutes as your viewing time but go over that time limit, you'll get a message from YouTube. The company has revealed that over three billion "take a break" reminders have been sent in the last two years.
Likewise, with bedtime reminders, YouTube will allow users to set a "unique time to stop watching and go to bed," the company said in a blog post. Users will have the option of setting their start time and end time, they can also choose whether to be notified in the middle of the video, or to wait until the video is over.
However, as we all do with all our alarms, users can snooze or dismiss reminders as well.
As the world battles against coronavirus, people rely on the internet to maintain some normality in their lives. Half of the time these days is spent staring at the screen, and there may be different reasons. We 're either watching something on the internet or browsing aimlessly to kill boredom. Nonetheless, this is not a very good activity and one must pay the utmost attention to one's physical well-being, it is just as important as everything else.
