YouTube knows this very well how easy it is to fall into it “just one more” while putting on your shorts without realizing how long you are looking at the screen.
To help bring a little more order (and avoid spending half an hour watching animal videos), the platform has just launched a feature that lets you limit the daily time you spend scrolling your feed of shorts.
It is a tool designed for many users who want to manage their time betterwith regard to families looking for a little more control on the digital consumption of the youngest members of the family (something similar to what TikTok offers). And the best thing is this activating it is extremely simple.
How does the new Shorts restriction tool work?
The function It’s built into YouTube settings and lets you set a daily scroll limit in your Shorts feed. That is to say, does not block playback of short videosbut the gesture of continuing to scroll to see more.
Once the time you chose has passed, The app will show you an alert letting you know that your Shorts feed has been paused for the rest of the day You can discard it if you want to continue, but the idea is to help you cut it “infinite scroll” it’s so addictive.
This addition complements other digital well-being tools that YouTube already offers, such as bedtime reminders or the feature “Take a break”. Yes, indeed, It is only available in the latest version of the app for Android and iOS (app must be updated).
This way you can limit the time you spend watching YouTube Shorts
If you have already updated the app, you should be able to activate the feature by following these steps:
- Open the YouTube app from your cell phone.
- Log in to your account (by clicking on the tab “You” located in the bottom right corner).
- Click on the cogwheel which appears at the top right.
- Access the section named “General”.
- Activate the function “Feed Limit Shorts”.
- Select how much time you want to allow per day.
- YouTube will inform you that scrolling stops after the time you choose.
Remember this this feature only blocks scrollingnot individual reproduction. If you want to watch a specific short film, you can do so without any problems.
If you are ready to do it better control your time on YouTubethis new tool might be just what you needed.
