Before
Only one timer at a time… and it can be tricky.
1Everyone wants to focus
“I want to play my building game for 20 minutes!” “I want to read for 15 minutes!” “But I only have one timer… who goes first?”
2“Do we take turns?”
But then someone has to wait. What if they forget their time, or keep asking “Is it done yet?” It isn't very fair, and Mom ends up being the timer.
3“It's not fair! I have to wait!”
“Are we done yet? How much time is left?” Waiting is hard. It's easy to get distracted or frustrated.
4“There has to be a better way…”
I want them to be independent, but I also want it to be simple.
After
Up to three in Focus at the same time.
1Start more than one
On the family screen, + Someone else splits Focus in two, or three. Each person starts their own timer with their own task.
2Each one looks different
Every half wears its person's colour and has its own chime, so everyone knows which timer is theirs.
3Everyone focuses at the same time
Their timers run side by side, on the same screen. Different tasks. Same time.
4When the time is done…
Each half chimes with its own sound and asks What's next? They know it's their timer, and choose what to do next.
Same device. Nobody waiting.
On Here When You Are, the screen the family shares can hold more than one person in Focus. A grown-up picks what fits its size — one at a time, side by side, or three across — and each child starts their own. Different tasks, different timers, different sounds. Phones and personal screens stay one at a time, as they always were.
More possibilities.