# Time-Monitoring App Tools Instagram and Facebook's Activity Dashboard Breaks Down Time Consumption By Amy Duong | Published 2018-08-02 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/activity-dashboard References: [buzzfeednews](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/instagram-facebook-addiction-time-well-spent) & [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10104413015393571) [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/family-center), and now Facebook-owned [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-4) prepares to launch an Activity Dashboard as a means of ensuring that its services are not only fun but also contribute positively towards the user's well-being. The upcoming tool will display the average amount of time spent on each social platform that week and also provide a breakdown of daily activities. In addition to that, there will be the option to add a daily reminder to alert when a certain time has been spent on the online apps. To further combat over-consumption, there will also be a time-controlled notification muting to avoid distractions. The time-monitoring Activity Dashboard will be available on both Facebook and Instagram in the upcoming weeks, with the options to alter different reminder and notification settings for each social platform. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Time-monitoring App Tools:** The increasing demand from social media users for tools to monitor their time consumption on digital platforms opens up opportunities for app developers to create innovative time-management solutions. - **Well-being-focused Social Media:** As social media users become increasingly concerned with the negative impact on their mental health, social media companies can capitalize on this trend by creating features that promote positive user well-being. - **Personalized Reminder Settings:** App developers can innovate by incorporating personalized reminder settings into their apps that are tailored to each user's individual online habits to encourage healthy usage patterns. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Social Media:** The trend towards time-monitoring app tools is particularly relevant to the social media industry, where companies can leverage user concerns over well-being to create innovative features that promote healthy online usage. - **Mobile App Development:** The demand for time-monitoring app tools presents a significant opportunity for mobile app developers to create innovative tools that help users manage their digital consumption. - **Mental Health and Wellness:** As concerns over digital addiction grow, industries focused on mental health and well-being can leverage the trend towards time-monitoring and management tools to create new products and services that help individuals maintain a healthy balance between their online and offline lives. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [TikTok Scrolling Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/screen-time-break.md) - [Parental Social App Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-4.md) - [Social Media Silencing Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagram-quiet-mode.md) - [Screen Time Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deepfocus.md) - [Addiction-Conscious Social Media Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/betimeful.md) - [Screen Time Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moodshift.md) - [Social Media-Limiting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/limit-social-media.md) - [Social Media Parental Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/family-center.md) - [Digital Well-Being Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindfulness-tools.md)