YouTube adds ‘bedtime reminder’ feature to encourage responsible surfing

YouTube is adding bedtime reminders that will prompt users to stop surfing the site after a specific amount of time.

The reminder feature adds to YouTube’s existing take a break” reminders and other wellness features that Google had introduced to the video platform back in 2018.

Previously, YouTube used to prompt users to stop viewing videos with an optional “take a break” notification when they’ve exceeded a specific amount of consecutive viewing time.

With these new bedtime reminders, users can set “specific times to stop watching videos and (you guessed it!) go to bed,”

“You set start and end times in your Settings, including whether or not you want the prompt to interrupt a video or wait until the video is over. You’ll also be able to dismiss or snooze the reminder,” YouTube said in an official blog post.