Want to limit your smartphone use? Facebook and Instagram have a plan

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Social media giant Facebook and its online photo sharing platform Instagram on August 1 announced new tools to help people manage their time on their respective apps. Both the companies have introduced an activity dashboard in their respective apps that would show daily average of time spent on the app, along with the settings to set daily reminders and notifications settings. According to the released statement, these tools have been developed based on collaboration and inspiration from leading mental health experts and organisations, academics, and company’s own research and feedback from community.

“We want the time people spend on Instagram and Facebook to be intentional, positive and inspiring. Our hope is that these tools give people more control over the time they spend on our platforms and also foster conversations between parents and teens about the online habits that are right for them,” said the company in a statement.

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