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.
I don’t, it’s honestly pretty easy. Step one: don’t own a mobile phone.
The other half were too busy responding to a cavalcade of texts, online comments, and other random bullshit
Hey Ron, we need a stock photo of someone holding their phone, but we don’t have any on set. Hold this bar of soap and pretend that it’s a phone. Just hold it so the logo doesn’t show. Perfect. 📸
is it really so rare to just not really use your phone much in the US? There’s days I straight up forget I have a phone
“… and the other half are lying.”
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.
Is that just hatred for the os? Or did you gimp your experience with a terrible launcher?
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.
So true, Up voted from my smartphone
the irony… 😂
Just like having ten thousand spoons when all ya need is a knife 😂
