In 2020, YouTube introduced a feature called "Bedtime Reminders" to remind users to stop watching videos on the platform and go to bed. This is a nice way if you spend way too much time watching videos on the platform. However, the functionality was a bit buried inside the settings to turn it on, which could be the reason most people may not even know that any such feature exists on the YouTube Android app.
Thankfully, it appears that YouTube will soon make it easier for users to activate the bedtime reminders feature. Multiple features have been spotted in the YouTube Android app version 19.43.32 beta that suggest that the bedtime reminders feature could now appear in the video player window. Specifically, the option could show up on the bottom sheet, which also contains video quality controls, playback speed functionality, the sleep timer, and more options. Here are the strings:
You can turn the reminder off in Settings
Set a reminder
Bedtime reminder
Reminders are on until %1$s. You have %2$s left.
key_15_min
key_30_min
key_45_min
key_60_min
key_when_this_video_ends
15 minutes
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
When this video ends
Similar to the current functionality, the bedtime reminders will offer users the option to tweak the reminder in 15-minute increments or choose the "Wait until I finish the video to show reminder" option to make the notification appear when the current video that you are watching ends.
The availability of bedtime reminders in the bottom sheet will make it easier for people to control their video-watching habits and enjoy other things in life. Currently, users can head over to Settings > General > Remind me when it’s bedtime to enable or use the feature. As noted by Android Authority, do note that there is no certainty that the feature will make it to the stable version.