LookAwayLookAway
Dec 21

Better idleness controls

I use voice-to-text on my Mac while coding, so LookAway is constantly marking me as idle as I wait for the LLM or am dictating. Can we adjust the setting to wait longer before marking a user as idle? 30 seconds is much too short and I'd probably set mine closer to 2-3 minutes. 
ReviewingReviewing
Dec 21, 2025

Hi Michael, you can go to Settings → Smart Pause → Change idle time settings from Automatic to Manual. This way, you can control when it auto pauses and when it resets your timers.

Dec 22, 2025

Thank you! I initially thought "Manually" meant I'd have to manually tell lookaway that I'd been gone (based on the name). Would it be clearer to have the options as "Automatic" and "Custom" instead? I bet I'm not the only one who missed this feature because of the name! Thanks a bunch!

Dec 23, 2025

you're 100% right and thanks for correcting it. I'll change it right away