I’m sure you just smacked your forehead at
the irony of the very thought of apps being in place to help users curb their
smartphone addiction. In fact, most people are probably ironically reading this
piece on their smartphones, which only goes to further drive the point home
that we have become one with our smartphones. According to a recent study
reported in handheld news, people
look at their smartphones at least every half an hour, each time for at least
half a minute, even if there isn’t any new message or notification. Which only
proves that maybe it is time for some active measures to be taken to curb the
new phenomenon that is smartphone addiction.
What’s more, this isn’t a
condition that only affects the youth, in fact, people from all age groups and
occupations are suffering from ‘nomophobia’ which is the clinical term that was
coined for smartphone addiction, or the phobia of being without smartphones,
last year. In the US alone, more than half the population owns smartphones and
around nine in ten people own a cell phone. So the extent of anxiety which will
afflict these people if their toys are priced out of their hands is imaginable.
However, once again, technology has come to
the rescue of problems of technology. According to the latest mobile phone news, there have been many apps that have been developed
to help curb smartphone addiction. Some of these apps are listed below:
·
Moment App – This is the
perfect app for people that at least want to start putting a check on how much
time they spend on their smartphones. This app tracks the amount of time you
spend on your smartphone and if you want to start reining that in, it lets you
set time limits on the amount of time you can spend on your device. Quite
helpful for people who at least wish to start monitoring the number of hours
wasted just mindless looking at their smartphones – it could be an eye opener
for you too.
·
FLIPD – You know how, when
you’re really pushed over the edge, you basically flip out? Well, if handheld news sources are to be believed,
FLIPD is an app that lets your smartphone do just that. This app sends out
automated messages when you are busy and even shuts down some apps at
pre-designated times, so that messages or updates don’t bother you at those
times. Pretty neat and selective enough to allow for just enough free time to
tackle real world issues before getting back to your smartphone.
Even smartphone companies are working to
actually help people keep their nomophobia in check. According to latest mobile phone news, there are
some handsets, where people can actually make a priority list, where any
message from a person outside the priority list does not trigger a smartphone
notification beep. Thus, unnecessary messages and forwards will not disturb you
at any time of the day, effectively lessening the amount of time you spend on
your device.
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