Instagram Will Now Tell You If You're Spending Too Much Time On Instagram, Which Is Pretty Good

Some people really don¡¯t know that it¡¯s possible to be addicted to social media.

They don¡¯t realise what the compulsive need to check your feed and notifications is. Luckily, Instagram does.

Instagram is rolling out a new feature that¡¯ll ensure you stop scrolling at some point. Starting today, once you¡¯ve seen all the new posts in the last 48 hours, the app pops up a notification with a big checkmark that tells you ¡°You¡¯re All Caught Up¡±. It¡¯ll also feature a line break, beyond which you¡¯ll see posts that have been around longer than three days as well as recent ones you¡¯ve already scrolled past. The tool is rolling out to both Android and iOS.

This is just the first step, as it seems there¡¯s another feature in the works. It seems Instagram is also working on a new ¡°do not disturb¡± mode. This would let you silence all notifications from the app for a predetermined time period, or until you manually turn it back on. Should make it a lot easier to focus on that work you¡¯ve been putting off.

It¡¯s not the only anti-smartphone addiction measure in the works either. After all Facebook and Instagram have both stated they¡¯re working on tools that let you see how much time you¡¯ve spent in the app, and doing what. Perhaps it¡¯ll help that one friend everyone has that¡¯s glued to their phone during the entire night out.