{
  "id": 18036400,
  "title": "Watch too much YouTube? Google could be working on a new tool to help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/watch-too-much-youtube-google-could-be-working-on-a-new-tool-to-help",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T23:04:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-time-limit-3731375/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google may be developing a new tool to help users limit their time spent watching videos on YouTube, according to recent reports. While the tech giant already offers various tools to manage app usage, such as Digital Wellbeing, YouTube also has its own features, including a time limit specifically for viewing Shorts. Now, it seems that YouTube might be planning an additional tool for setting a viewing limit across all types of videos.\n\nTo access these options, open the YouTube app, tap on the user icon, proceed to Settings (represented by a gear), and then look for Time management. The presence or absence of this feature may cause users to feel uneasy if they find their streaming habits out of control. As the story suggests, this could be early work on a new YouTube tool aimed at setting time limits for users.",
  "summary": "YouTube could expand time-limit tools beyond just watching Shorts.",
  "key_points": [
    "Google reportedly developing tool to limit YouTube viewing time.",
    "Time management feature located in Settings menu.",
    "Tool aims to help users control streaming habits."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}