Instagram head Asam Mosseri made the announcement on Twitter. In describing the feature, he says it’s an opt-in one, which lets you get the app to tell you to take a break after some time. In the announcement tweet, the accompanying video shows that you’ll have a choice of 10, 20 or 30 minutes. The notification itself will ask you to do a number of things relating to mental health, like taking deep breaths, writing down your thoughts and listening to your favourite song.
We started testing a new feature called “Take a Break” this week. This opt-in control enables you to receive break reminders in-app after a duration of your choosing. I’m excited to dig into the results & hopefully launch this sometime in December. ✌🏼 pic.twitter.com/WdSTjL6ZdH — Adam Mosseri 😷 (@mosseri) November 10, 2021 As with most feature tests, Mosseri says that a small number of users will see this “Take a Break” feature on Instagram “over the coming days”. The full feature rollout is, for now, expected to rollout sometime in December. Facebook already has a similar feature, in the form of Quiet Mode, so it’s nice to see Instagram getting this as well. Though it’s a little jarring to see the year-and-a-half gap between the two. (Source: Adam Mosseri / Twitter)
