Screen Time Limit Apps

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  Google Pixel Phones Get AI Notification Summaries, New Parental Controls With Android 16 QPR2 Update

  Google has released its latest Android 16 update, which brings various new features to Pixel phones. The new Android 16 QPR2 update will allow users to customise the shape of app icons on their home screen, choosing one of the five options. Moreover, the update introduces AI-generated notification summaries, which enable users to read text messages...

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  YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen AI Feature Upgraded With Video Background Generation Capability

  YouTube first began testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Shorts dubbed Dream Screen in June. The feature earlier could generate AI-generated image backgrounds for the vertical short video format, but on Thursday, the company announced a new capability. Dream Screen can now generate video backgrounds alongside image backgrounds all...

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  HMD Unveils The Boring Phone in Collaboration With Heineken, Bodega

  Human Mobile Devices (HMD) has unveiled The Boring Phone in collaboration with Heineken and Bodega. The newly launched handset has a flip screen and it is a limited edition run. The Boring Phone has a translucent design and the phone is unable to access the internet and download social media or other third-party apps. It is claimed to deliver a wee...

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  Instagram Rolls Out Measures for Child Safety, Allows Parents to Set Screen Time on Platform

  Instagram parent Meta is introducing new measure for the safety of young users on the platform. After several critics, Meta has decided to add parental controls to Instagram.

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  Zoom Meetings Linked to Negative Self Image, Increase in Plastic Surgery Demand: Study

  Spending more time on virtual platforms could be affecting self-image of people and leading them to rush for facial treatments they may not have considered months before confronting a video screen, a new phenomenon called ‘Zoom Dysmorphia'', a study claims.

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  Google's Bedtime Digital Wellbeing Feature Now Available on Android 6.0 and Above

  Google is rolling out its Bedtime tab in the Clock app to almost all Android devices. This feature will help users maintain a consistent sleep schedule, track screen time at night, and set a sleep playlist. It can be used by activating Android’s Digital Wellbeing features and using the Clock app.

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  Microsoft Family Safety App Launched for Android and iOS: Now Monitor and Manage Your Family’s Screen Time

  Now available for Android and iOS, the Microsoft Family Safety app will allow users to monitor and manage their family members’ screen time and activity, protecting the family’s digital and physical safety.

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  Microsoft Family Safety App Now Available in Limited Preview on Android, iOS: All You Need to Know

  Microsoft Family Safety app is designed to monitor their family's digital safety and track screen time across Android, Windows PCs, and Xbox. Microsoft has started rolling out the limited preview of the Family Safety app on Android and iOS devices.

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  Google Chromebooks Get Better Parental Controls With Improved Family Link App

  Google has rolled out new parental controls which let parents control how their kids spend time on their Chromebooks.

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  iOS Screen Time: How to View Usage Reports, Limit Usage, or Monitor and Restrict Kids' Usage

  iOS 12’s new Screen Time allows you to see exactly how much time spend with your iPhone or iPad and even limit it. It also has some excellent parental controls. Here’s how to use these new features.

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  Google Makes 'Family Link' Parental Control App for Android Devices Available to Download

  Google's Family Link app, which lets parents manage apps, set screen time limits, and more, and can be used from either Android or an iOS device, but is designed specifically to manage a child's Android device.