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Moment 2.0 — Track how much you and your family use your iPhone & iPad
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@rrhoover Thank you, Ryan! Unfortunately, Apple doesn't exactly give apps that kind of power. I'm working on ways to solve that problem, but for now, the parent will actually have to intervene and enforce their own limits.
This is a great step forwards for parental control. While I generally think iOS has been an almost complete disaster for kids, this is a step in the right direction.
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@surfy Thank you for your support, Mark!
That's really my goal with Moment Family, a little step in the right direction. And I'm constantly working to make that step a tiny bit bigger with each app update. I'd love to hear if you have any suggestions after using it for a few days with your family: kevin@inthemoment.io
@drew23 Currently, Apple doesn't make it easy for an app to determine if you're using your phone or not. I don't think there's any other app that does it.
As a result, Moment takes a huge number of factors into consideration to determine if you're using your phone or not. One of the biggest parts of the phone detection algorithm is your location. With knowing where you are, Moment can get within about 95% accuracy for tracking your phone use. Without your location, that number is much closer to 50%, which is simply unusable.
Love the idea of learning through measurement. Another great example of the Aesthetic of Friction in Experience Design. (forcing someone to make a conscious decision can drive change.)
are you using the accelerometer to determine "picked up" and start of usage? What happens if I leave the phone on the desk but continue to use it? @kevinholesh
@micah Accelerometer is one of the things Moment looks at on some devices, but honestly not a big part of what determines "picked up." After a few days of using Moment, the algorithm should learn how you typically use your phone and be super accurate even when your phone is on your desk. It might miss it in the first few days though.
@kevinholesh would love to see a future version dive deeper into usage patterns based on geo (home, work, bar, etc.), motion (working out), GPS (driving), calendar (meetings/events) etc. Also integrating app level (which I don't think is currently possible?) at some point would be awesome (there is something similar on android) - almost a RescueTime for mobile. So, knowing that I spend 60min in meetings, and 45min on Facebook at the same time is not only interesting, but allows for habit formation/resetting.
@micah All great suggestions, Micah! I'll be thinking about these features coming up. Unfortunately, the app level detail just isn't possible on iOS. There is no way to tell what other apps you're using because of the sandbox restrictions placed on iOS apps.
@micah @kevinholesh are you logging the pick up/put down moments in time, and then building a general pattern around that, and relying primarily on the pattern you created?
Moment 2.0 basically takes the concept behind Moment (tracking how much you use your iPhone) and applies it to your entire family. You can monitor how much time your kids or partner is staring at their screen, and encourage them to take a break sometimes.
One way you can get them to take a break is with family dinner time. You open Moment and say "For the next 60 minutes, no one can go on their iPhones." That gets pushed to everyone in your family and whenever someone picks up their phone, everyone will hear a super annoying noise until the person puts their phone down. To see that in action, check out this little video me and my wife put together:
I'd love to hear what you think!
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