#screen-time-management tag

TikTok will now give you badges for limiting your doomscrolling | TechCrunch

The company is redesigning its screen time management page and adding new features to it. These include an affirmation journal with more than 120 positive prompts that let users set your intent for the day, a sound generator that can play calming sounds like rain or ocean waves, and a breathing exercise module. The company said that the page will also feature content from creators who talk about limiting screen time, using parental tools, and customizing their feeds.

Digital life

Gadgets

fromFast Company

1 month ago

YouTube's new timer wants to save you from yourself

YouTube added a mobile "Shorts feed limit" timer to notify users when they reach a set viewing time to help curb endless Short scrolling.

fromThe Atlantic

1 month ago

There Is Life After the iPhone

Now we have apps to help us stop using apps. The deterrents are creative. Some apps slow down how quickly we can open others; some block everything except calls and texts until we enter a specific password; some prompt us to reflect on a mantra or take deep, meditative breaths before scrolling on. One shows a little animated tree growing-a tree that dies if we open Instagram.

Digital life

fromBusiness Matters

2 months ago

Managing Online Activities Responsibly for Better Digital Wellbeing

Set clear digital boundaries, monitor online habits, and use mindful, time-limited engagement to prevent digital overload and maintain wellbeing.

Parenting

fromFatherly

3 months ago

The Best Apps for Limiting Your Kid's Screen Time

Parental-control apps enable blocking harmful content, enforcing screen-time limits, monitoring location and usage, and providing curated, child-safe digital environments.

Mobile UX

fromBustle

3 months ago

I Fell Asleep To Haunted House Sounds & Actually Loved It

Loóna app helps improve sleep by providing soothing games and sounds without the need to abandon phone use.

fromTODAY.com

4 months ago

Katherine Heigl Set These Phone Rules For Her 3 Kids and 'Felt So Much Relief'

Heigl noticed her three kids were becoming "little addicts" with their phones, leading her to create rules for their usage.