YouTube adds at timer for you to stop scrolling Shorts
News Source : TechCrunch
News Summary
- Users can set a daily time limit for Shorts viewing through the app’s settings.
- Once they reach their limit, they see a pop-up notifying them that scrolling on the Shorts feeds is paused.
- Earlier this year, after Android Authority spotted the feature in development in one of the Android APKs (app files), YouTube confirmed it was exploring the time-limit feature.
- YouTube says parental controls are coming next year, when children won’t be able to dismiss their prompts.
Its common for people to open a short video, thinking theyll just watch the one then realize theyre still on the app an hour later. YouTube is adding a new timer feature to help users manage thi [+2082 chars]
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