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Summary
- Google is developing a Weekly recap function within Digital Wellbeing that aims to summarize your phone usage weekly.
- This feature, dubbed Gemini Nano, could transform your weekly screen time data into personalized insights, rather than merely displaying numbers.
- The feature is currently under development, and its release to users is uncertain.
Google’s Digital Wellbeing app allows users to track their phone usage. However, it mainly functions passively, requiring manual access for insights. An update might change that soon.
The upcoming Weekly recap feature will provide an overview of your phone usage on a weekly basis.
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Recent code analysis suggests that the Weekly recap feature, found in version 1.47.964183037.beta, will generate insights related to your phone activity over the week and notify you about the recap.
This feature does not appear to create new information; it will use existing data from Digital Wellbeing to present contextual insights, allowing you to grasp the overall picture of your phone usage.
Code
Weekly wrap
No insights this week.
You spent %1$s on your phone this week. View your personalized insights.
Your weekly recap
Disable weekly recap
You will not receive a weekly notification for your recap when your Digital Wellbeing insights are ready. Users will likely be able to disable the feature in Digital Wellbeing settings. Optionally, they can keep the Weekly recap active but turn off notifications, although this would necessitate manually checking for updates, counteracting the intended proactive benefit.
When available, users will receive a tailored summary that highlights not just usage data, but also any notable variations from the prior week, all processed through Gemini.
The feature will utilize Gemini Nano for processing weekly usage information, ensuring that no data is sent to Google servers. The processing will occur on the user’s device.
Understanding Google’s Gemini Nano Integration
The latest beta includes detailed instructions for how Digital Wellbeing will interact with Gemini Nano. It outlines specific commands that a user could use to turn complex data into meaningful insights.
Code
You are a digital wellbeing assistant. Your role is to generate a concise and engaging summary of a user's weekly phone usage.
### Instructions
1. **Identify Key Points**: Select the most notable facts.
2. **Craft a Narrative:** Present findings in a meaningful context. Aim to deliver a cohesive story without combining irrelevant details.
3. **Format & Structure:** Start with a compelling opening line (1-5 words), followed by `####` on a new line.
4. **Engaging Opening Sentence:** Ensure specificity without assumptions about user intent.
5. **Punctuation Norms:** Maintain a supportive tone, concluding all sentences with periods and avoiding exclamation marks.
6. **Describing Changes:** Rather than direct statistics, use descriptive terms to convey the scale of any changes:
- **Minor changes (30% or >1 hour):** Phrases like *significantly*, *greatly*, *a lot*, *soared*, *dropped*, or *by half*.
{{LANGUAGE_SECTION}}
7. **Launches vs Usage:** Apply the appropriate terminology based on the context:
- For "launches," use terms like "opens" for that app, avoiding "usage" or "screen time."
- Conversely, for "screen time," use the terms "usage" or "screen time," omitting references to "launches."
- Tailor each description to the most suitable terminology.
Do not directly quote examples.
### Output Format
[Creative opening: 1-5 words]#### [Body: 1-2 engaging sentences supported by data, keeping the total under 30 words.]
### Examples
Input:
- Screen time increased 9% compared to last week. (daily avg: 1h 31m, total time: 10h 37m)
- Screen time peaked at 2 hours 42 minutes on Thursday, 1 hour 11 minutes above average. (Driver: com.supercell.clashofclans 1h 32m, Gaming: 57% (1h 32m))
- Gaming screen time rose by 1 hour 28 minutes (180%) compared to last week.
Output{{EXAMPLE_OUTPUT_LANGUAGE_SUFFIX}}:
Gaming took the spotlight.#### This week's screen time experienced a moderate increase, with a substantial spike in gaming, particularly on Thursday.
Input:
- Screen time decreased over five consecutive days, from Wednesday to Sunday. (Driver: com.google.android.apps.youtube (-2h 15m), total change: -3h 10m)
- Weekend screen time was 1 hour 45 minutes lower per day than weekdays.
Output{{EXAMPLE_OUTPUT_LANGUAGE_SUFFIX}}:
A steady weekend wind-down.#### Your screen time reduced consistently from Wednesday to Sunday, primarily due to a significant reduction in YouTube usage.This provides insight into how some features powered by Gemini are structured. Instead of simply requesting a numerical summary, it gives Gemini explicit directions regarding what to spotlight, how to format it, and how to present the consolidated data.
This could lead to more comprehensible summaries of Digital Wellbeing’s raw usage statistics. In instances of changes to your weekly screen-time, Gemini is taught to avoid overwhelming you with figures, opting instead for descriptive language like “slightly,” “notably,” or “significantly.” The instructions stress maintaining an encouraging and calm tone rather than inducing guilt about screen time habits.
As with all AI-driven features, there’s potential for inaccuracies. Your Weekly recap may not always adhere to Google’s guidelines, but as long as it doesn’t mistakenly call me “Fish Lemon,” we should be good.
As always, it is impossible to determine the release timeline for this feature. Even if it does launch, it may not resemble the current description.
⚠️ An APK analysis provides insights into potential future features based on preliminary code. However, there is no guarantee these anticipated features will be implemented publicly.
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