Google I/O 2018 developers conference

A phone that has your well-being at heart

Google's new mobile operating system includes digital well-being features which remind users of bedtime and help them manage the time spent on their device

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As the clock strikes twelve, your smartphone screen fades from its usual colourful self to a dull, monochrome display. Time to put down the phone and go to bed.

Dubbed Wind Down, this is one of the new digital well-being features in Google's upcoming Android P mobile operating system.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 16, 2018, with the headline A phone that has your well-being at heart. Subscribe