YouTube Introduces Sleep and Rest Reminder Features, Here's How to Set It Up

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JAKARTA - YouTube has launched a sleep reminder (bedtime reminder) and take a break reminder (take a break reminder) feature to help parents set their child's viewing habits so they don't overdo it.

This feature is part of YouTube's efforts to encourage the use of a healthier and balanced platform and is very useful for maintaining children's focus during learning.

Both of these features can be activated directly through the application settings menu, both on Android and iPhone devices. To activate it, follow these steps:

Set a Sleep Timer

Android users can enable this feature with the following steps:

Tap your profile photoSelect SettingsGo to the General menuActivate the Remind me when it's time to sleep optionSet the start and end times, then tap OK

When the reminder is active, a notification will appear on the screen. Users can close it or choose the option to Remind Me Again for a reminder 15 minutes later.

For Apple devices, the sleep time reminder feature is only available on the iPhone, and is not supported on the iPad. The setting is similar to Android through the Settings > General menu.

Set a Break Reminder

In addition to sleep time, YouTube also provides a reminder feature to rest after watching for a certain period of time.

On Android and iPhone, the steps are:

Tap your profile photoSelect SettingsGo to the General menuEnable the Remind me to take a break optionSpecify the frequency of the reminder, then tap OK

When the notification appears, users can choose to continue watching or change the reminder schedule.

For information, reminders will not run when users watch videos offline or use the casting feature. The rest reminder feature is also only available on mobile phones, not tablets.