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It comes with two kinds of breaks by default: A 10-minute one that will pop up once an hour, and a 15-second one that alerts you every 15 minutes and reminds you not to tense up or sit in a poor position. Time Out allows you to customize how often breaks happen, how long they are, and more. Time Out is a macOS exclusive, and it’s one of the more popular apps for break management out there.
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With major tech companies like Apple and Google now all in on using their devices to help create healthier lifestyles it’s time to revisit apps that help us improve our computer use habits. When this article was initially published in 2015 it listed five desktop apps for Windows, Linux, and macOS that reminded users to take breaks, stretch, and stay healthy. Remote work policy (TechRepublic Premium) IT management software: The ultimate buyer’s guideĬISOs are taking on more responsibilities - and burning out Must-read CXO coverageĢ022 tech conferences and events to add to your calendar We’re all guilty of sitting in one position for too long, not getting up to stretch, and ending up sore, strained, and fatigued because of it. The reminder pauses the video and requires you to dismiss the reminder to continue.Working too long without taking a break can have a toll on your mental, and physical, health. The reminder timer doesn’t progress while the video is paused. It will also rotate the phone to portrait mode if the video is playing in landscape mode. Tip: The reminder timer carries across multiple videos. Additionally, tapping the play button will also resume the video and reset the reminder timer. To continue, you can either tap “Settings” and change or disable the reminder, or you can tap “Dismiss” which will resume the video and restart the reminder timer. The reminder to take a break, pauses any video being watched and covers the bottom of the screen with the actual reminder. Tap “Remind me to take a break”, then configure a time.
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Toggling the setting on and off a few times or restarting the app should fix the issue. Reporting that the setting is “Off” when the slider is set to the on position. Tip: The label underneath the “Remind me to take a break” setting can sometimes display incorrectly. Once you’ve configured the regularity of the reminders, tap “OK” to save and enable the feature. The default time is one hour and fifteen minutes. A popup will appear allowing you to configure how frequently the reminder is displayed in hours and minutes. Tap the first option in the list “Remind me to take a break”. Tap “General” to be access the main YouTube settings. In YouTube’s settings, tap “General”, the topmost setting. Tap “Settings”, the second to last option on the page. On the account page, you need to tap “Settings” to configure the in-app settings. Tap on your profile picture icon in the top-right corner of the app. To configure YouTube’s settings, you need to go into the in-app settings by tapping your profile picture icon in the top-right corner of the app.
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To help with this, YouTube has implemented a feature that you can configure to periodically remind you to take a break.