Instagram’s New Tools to Manage Time

Introduction

When you’re struggling to fall asleep at night, it can be very tempting to grab your phone and start scrolling through Instagram, but hours can go by and you don’t realize it’s four in the morning and you haven’t slept like you have. again absorbed in viewing photos and videos.

However, a new update from Instagram will soon make that a thing of the past. Meta, which owns both Instagram and Facebook, has launched two new tools to encourage teens to manage their time when using these apps.

These updates are designed to help teens feel in control of their online experience and parents feel ready to support their teens.

Send Notification

The first new tool is to send a notification to teens if they spend too much time on Facebook, where they’ll see a notification when they’ve been in the app for 20 minutes, asking them to take a break from the app for a while and set daily time limits.

They will also receive an “alert” on Instagram if the app detects that they are continuously watching “rolls” at night.

Additionally, Meta has said it is looking for a new update that will force teens to close the app if they spin the reels at night.

Quiet Mode

The new features came shortly after the launch of Instagram’s Quiet Mode, a feature that encourages users to set boundaries with their friends and followers.

Quiet mode turns off notifications and sends automatic replies to direct messages.

“Quiet Mode”

It also adds a new “on silent” status below Instagram profile names, accompanied by a small crescent moon icon for others to see.

App users can turn Quiet Mode on and off in the app’s settings and choose a time period for it to activate automatically.

Users will also receive an instant prompt asking if they want to turn on Quiet Mode after spending “a few minutes” on Instagram at night.

Notably, Quiet Mode is already available to users in the UK, US, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, but will now roll out globally.