‘Heads Up’ is Rolling Out to More Android Phones

Heads Up, a part of Digital Wellbeing, is reported to be rolling out to more Android phones thanks to an app update. For Pixel folks, they have had this feature for a bit, but if you're tired of nearly walking into something because your face is buried deep in...
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Monday Poll: Do You Use Digital Wellbeing?

Since its release, I've maybe gone into the Digital Wellbeing section of my phone's settings menu twice, only to take photos of the software for posts such as this. Beyond that, I don't need my phone to tell me I'm looking at Twitter too much. While I get that...

Bedtime Mode Gets New Features, Clock App Integration

Bedtime Mode, part of Digital Wellbeing, is getting a few changes that Google thinks can benefit us all. When enabled, Bedtime mode keeps your phone dark and quiet, utilizing Do Not Disturb to keep notifications from waking you, while also enabling a grayscale...
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Try These 3 New Google Digital Wellbeing Apps

Google is really trying to prove that it wants you to unplug from your phone more, even as our worlds revolve more and more each day around our phones. It's a weird concept from a company that makes money by you using their services, but Google does...
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Digital Wellbeing Update Adds Parental Controls

At Google I/O in May, Google announced that it was expanding Digital Wellbeing to include some parental controls in tandem with their Family Link service. An update this morning appears to have added just that, which Google said would arrive at some point this...