Now you can track the time you spend watching videos on YouTube with this new feature

YouTube new features will take charge of your wellbeing.

At Google I/O in May, YouTube introduced new tools that help people better understand their tech usage, focus on what matters most and disconnect when needed.

Starting yesterday, you can find all of the YouTube tools in one place, alongside your personal time watched profile. According to YouTube, “Our goal is to provide a better understanding of time spent on YouTube so you can make informed decisions about how you want YouTube to best fit into your life”.

Here are a few tips about the new features and how to get you started toward building your own sense of digital wellbeing:

Know how much you actually watch (new!): To give you a better understanding of how much you watch, they built a profile that’s available in your account menu rolling out starting yesterday. This profile tells you how long you have watched YouTube videos today, yesterday and over the past 7 days.

Remind yourself to take a break: Once you know how much time you are spending in the app, you may want to set a limit. It’s easy to lose track of time when you are having fun, which is why YouTube will help you set up a reminder to take a break. Just head over to your settings and pick the amount of YouTube time that’s right for you. Once you have reached that limit, a friendly reminder will pop up on your screen to alert you.

Keep it to one notification per day: If you want more control over the features when you receive notifications from YouTube, you can bundle all of your YouTube push notifications into one single notification each day and set a specific time to receive your reminder. Just go to your settings to choose when you’d like to receive your reminder, and from then on you’ll only receive one notification per day.

Disable notification sounds and vibrations: Resisting the urge to check your phone when it buzzes is really difficult, and this can make it hard to fall asleep. On that note, YouTube recently made a change to send all notifications without sound and vibration between 10pm and 8am. You can enable the sounds and vibrations, or edit the start and end time in your profile settings.

“Our top priority is to make sure that you have the information you need to better understand how you use YouTube and develop your own sense of digital wellbeing, and we hope these tips are a good start” – YouTube.