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Digital Wellbeing

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Digital Wellbeing
Developer(s)Google
Initial releaseAugust 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08)
Stable release
1.25 (Build 743784977/718567) / 7 April 2025; 25 days ago (2025-04-07)[1][2]
Operating systemAndroid
Websitewellbeing.google

Digital Wellbeing[3][4][5][6][7] is a feature on Android developed by Google. It was announced during the Google I/O event 2018 as an approach that would help users learn how to balance their digital lives by tracking how much time they spend on any particular application.

History

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Google launched Digital Wellbeing in 2018.[8] It was introduced as part of Android 9.0 ("Pie").[9] The first stable release was made available in November 2018, exclusively for Google Pixel and Android One devices.[10]

Features

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Digital Wellbeing is installed via the Google Play Store, and appears as an additional item in the settings app.[9]

Digital Wellbeing includes a dashboard showing the time consumed for each app, the number of notifications received and number of screen unlocks. It also introduces new "Do Not Disturb" and "Wind Down" modes; the latter mode switches the screen to a grayscale mode for a specified start and end night time, to discourage night-time smartphone use.[9]

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References

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  1. ^ "Digital Wellbeing". Google Play. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  2. ^ "Digital Wellbeing 1.25.743784977 (718567)". APKMirror. 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  3. ^ Schoon, Ben (2020-01-21). "[Update: 3 more] Google releases new digital wellbeing apps for Android". 9to5Google. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  4. ^ "आपके डिजिटल वैलबीइंग के लिए गूगल ने लॉन्च किए हैं ये ऐप्स". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  5. ^ "Google brings a new feature to Digital Wellbeing on smartphones - Times of India". The Times of India. Jan 21, 2020. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  6. ^ Whitham, Sophia (2021-06-19). "How to Use or Disable Android's Digital Wellbeing Dashboard". MUO. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  7. ^ "Google's new research on digital wellbeing needs your data to dig deeper into user behavior and reduce the risks of smartphone addiction". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  8. ^ "Google's New Apps Want to Help You Control Your Smartphone Usage". Gadgets 360. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  9. ^ a b c Amadeo, Ron (2018-09-13). "Android 9 Pie, thoroughly reviewed". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  10. ^ Enrique (21 November 2018). "Google's Digital Wellbeing app no longer in beta". GSMArena. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
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