Amaya Toman Earlier this summer, both Facebook and Instagram promised their users that they would soon be given access to a set of tools to help them manage the time they spend on social networks. The novelty, which primarily aims to ensure a healthier way of "consumption" of the relevant applications, was finally presented in detail today in a press release and should reach users' mobile devices as soon as possible.
Users can find the relevant tools on the settings page of both iOS applications. On Instagram, the relevant section will be called "Your activity", on Facebook it will be called "Your Time on Facebook". At the top of the page, the activity overview will highlight the average time the user spends in the application, across all devices on which it is currently installed. Below that, there will be a clear graph with detailed data on how long a day the user spent in each of the applications in the last week.
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Klára Jelínková We developed these tools based on collaboration and inspiration from mental health experts and organizations, academics, as well as our extensive research and feedback from our community. We want the time people spend on Facebook and Instagram to be conscious, positive and inspiring. Our hope is that these tools will give people more control over the time they spend on our platforms and encourage conversations between parents and teenagers about online habits that are right for them.
There will also be a section called "Manage Your Time" in the settings. It will also include several functions aimed at customizing push notifications. Here, users will have the option to set a daily reminder that will notify them that the set daily limit of time spent on Facebook or Instagram has expired. In other settings options, it will be possible to mute push notifications for a certain period of time.
With options to restrict the use of certain applications - not only social networks - Apple will also come in iOS 12 in the fall. The feature is called Screen Time, and it's currently open to both developer beta testers and the public. What do you think about features that limit the time spent on social networks?
Source: MacRumors
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