Note: Enable Google’s feature to avoid traffic accidents

Did you think I used Attention in the title to get your attention? No, this time it is actually the name of a function of Digital Wellbeing in Android. Google wants to use the function, also known as Heads Up, to prevent (traffic) accidents by sending warnings when your eyes are glued to the screen. This is how you enable ‘Caution’.

Attention, from Google

Do you remember the Pokémon Go craze? For months, young and old took to the streets chasing Pokémon. Movement can only be encouraged, but this craze highlighted an important pain point: we can’t multitask (yet).

If you’re glued to the screen, you probably don’t pay attention to your surroundings. So also not on the traffic, or the buildings and lampposts that are in your area. Since accidents sometimes happen in a small corner, it is easy to see that telephone addiction can lead to (serious) accidents. You can of course solve this yourself by regularly looking up and taking in your surroundings. Do you ever forget to do this and almost caused a collision with a vehicle or object? Then be sure to read on. Google will help you with that.

Google’s latest feature for Digital Wellbeing, Google’s toolkit to improve your digital well-being, sends you a notification to regularly look up. Google uses your location and sensors to determine where you are and whether you are moving, so that the app can send the notification at the right times.

Keep your head up

Google has two names for the function. In addition to ‘Note’, it is also referred to as ‘Head on’ in the ‘Settings’. The steps below are written based on the current name in the settings menu, but this could still change. Do you want to use Google’s help to prevent a (traffic) accident? Then follow the steps below immediately.

1. Open it settings menu from your android phone
2. Navigate to Digital Wellbeing and then click Pay attention
3. Follow the steps for Caution; give for example location access
4. Exit the setup by pressing Finished to push

Koppie is now enabled and will send you a regular notification to look up when you move. You can also disable the function via the Digital Wellbeing settings. Do you plan to use this feature? Be sure to let us know in the comments at the bottom of the article.