Way to label frames on the timeline?

I would like to profile our app and be able to label key areas on the timeline to help other developers interpret it.  Is there a current way?

Hi Dustin,
It is not currently possible, but this is an idea that was mentioned at some point inside the team. We agree that it would be a nice addition. We will keep this in mind for the future updates.
Thanks for the suggestio and the interest in Scout!
Thibault Imbert
Sr. Product Manager | Adobe Scout

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