Are you spending too much time in front of YouTube? You are looking for a solution to reduce your addiction to screens. Many people ignore it, but the YouTube app has a new feature that allows you to pause a video after a set viewing time..
Schedule YouTube timer
Video viewing apps can easily become addictive. If launching YouTube has become a reflex for you, know that the American firm is increasing the initiatives to encourage people to fight against digital addiction.
After launching the digital wellness feature on Android smartphones, Google decided to take care of YouTube users. The search engine thus decided to add a monitor to its YouTube application..
Available on the last update of the application, this tool will allow you to configure a maximum viewing time. When the time has passed, your smartphone will display a notification asking you to take a break.
This little tool looks like nothing but it acts as a reminder and kindly reminds you that it is time to let go of your smartphone and take a break. Unfortunately this feature is disabled by default. It is therefore up to users to activate it..
Before you start, you'll need to make sure you have the most recent version of YouTube. For that you will have to go to the Google Play Store and click on the section my games and applications. Then select the YouTube application from the list and click on the update button.
For your information, the timer function has been added to version 13.17.55 of YouTube. If you have installed a newer version, you will not have to worry. The remind me to take a break feature is well integrated into your video viewing application.
Set maximum viewing time
Do you know how much time you spend watching videos every day? There are various tools and in particular the digital well-being function to accurately assess the time spent daily on your applications.
To avoid being stuck for hours in front of your screen, we will now see how to stop playing a video after a certain period of time. Rest assured the procedure is particularly simple to set up.
- Open the YouTube app
- Click on the avatar of your account (icon in the shape of a man or with the first letter of your first name)
- Select the viewing time option
- YouTube offers to activate the history of videos watched. It is not mandatory
- Bring down the window
- Find the section manage the time you spend on YouTube
- Tap the switch next to the line called remind me to take a break
- Then set the maximum viewing time. Selection is made in 5-minute increments
- You can also turn off automatic video playback from this window
- Then launch the video of your choice
Once the time has elapsed, the video will pause and a message will appear in the middle of the screen asking you to pause. You can then deactivate this reminder by clicking on the ignore button or modify it by clicking on parameters.