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Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling
Key takeaways
- An anti-doomscrolling feature is now built into Android.
- On Tuesday, Google announced Pause Point which is designed to keep users from engaging with addictive apps on Android, the mobile operating system that powers Google s Pixel smartphones, Samsung devices, and others.
- Pause Point works by requiring a 10-second pause after you open any app you ve labeled for yourself as being a distraction.
An anti-doomscrolling feature is now built into Android. (Yes, things have gotten that bad.)
On Tuesday, Google announced Pause Point which is designed to keep users from engaging with addictive apps on Android, the mobile operating system that powers Google s Pixel smartphones, Samsung devices, and others.
Pause Point works by requiring a 10-second pause after you open any app you ve labeled for yourself as being a distraction. Tik Tok, Instagram, X, and even Google s You Tube could be the kind of apps labeled as distracting by Android device owners worried about the power of time-sucking algorithms to eat away at their day.
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