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About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone (www.pewresearch.org)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1375850/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone

Between scrolling, notifications, and messages, smartphones can be hard to put down. Just over half of U.S. adults say they spend too much time on their smartphone, according to a Pew Research Center survey from May and June 2026. About a third of adults say their smartphone use is about right, while just 3% say they spend too little time using these devices.

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[–] Hackworth@piefed.ca 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Having a smartphone with an awful user experience has worked out great. My hatred for its stupid bullshit outweighs my desire to interact with the internet.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is that just hatred for the os? Or did you gimp your experience with a terrible launcher?

[–] Hackworth@piefed.ca 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I hate the OS, the swipe recognition, the soft keyboard, and the majority of the apps. I know how to fix most of that, I just really can't be arsed to put in the time. I've been living in a kind of stand-off with the thing.