Instagram just announced a new feature for its app that promises improve the quality of life of its users. This is the function "Take a Break" ("Give it a break"), where the app will remind the person to take a break after spending 10-30 minutes browsing. The reason for this is that sometimes many find it difficult to stop looking at the newss that appear on social networks and, consequently, end up losing track of the time they spend on the platform.
The announcement of the novelty was made by Adam Mosseri on his Twitter account. In the statement from the head of Instagram it is said that the user will be able to choose how much time he wants to spend each time you access the application. The "Take a Break" function is simple, but it can be effective in controlling people's addiction to social media.
Testing “Take a Break”? ?
We started testing a new feature called “Take a Break” this week. This opt-in control enables you to receive break reminders in-app after a duration of your choosing.
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Instagram's "Take a Break" is similar to Android's "Digital Wellbeing"
Instagram's newly launched "Take a Break" feature is a similar feature to "Digital Wellbeing", a tool implemented by Google starting with Android 9 (Pie). Through Digital Well-being, the user can visualize with graphics and detailed data the use of the device with information about each application. This function allows you to disable specific apps at a certain time to focus on a certain task or simply to rest your mind.
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Launch and availability
Instagram is currently testing the "Take a Break" function. The release date for the novelty is scheduled for December of this year., but this estimate will depend on how the tests will perform.
