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Google announces Pause Point, an Android 17 feature that forces a mandatory 10-second pause before opening any app a user has labeled as a distraction

An anti-doomscrolling feature is now built into Android.  (Yes, things have gotten that bad.)  —  On Tuesday, Google announced Pause Point …

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  • @backlon Dieter Bohn on x
    I'm personally very excited for Pause Point, which makes it easier to make decisions about my app usage in the moment (instead of way back whenever I set up app timers). https://blog.google/... [image]
  • @bowsy.co.uk David Durant on bluesky
    I am the only one who thinks this is a good idea?  Even better, set it up so it can only be disabled *by someone else on a different device*.  [embedded post]