Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction

Re:Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction by rock_hard on Monday April 16, 2018 @12:15PM (#16850084)

I don't think sms, maps, browser, phone, camera, email are the apps most people use though.

Wikpedia(1) says in the US its actually: Facebook, Facebook Messenger, YoutTube, Google Maps, Google Search, Google Play, Gmail, Instagram, Apple Music and Amazon

For other countries you just have to swap out Messenger for Whatsapp and such...but otherwise its basically the same.

Mind you this includes preinstalled apps!

So I'd say if anything, someone should build a Facebook phone, without all the other crap like phone, email and sms apps :)

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_smartphon...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction by kristofferR on Monday April 16, 2018 @12:44PM (#16850413)

That list doesn't include non-downloadable apps.

I can guarantee that the browser is more used for googling than the Google Search app, for example.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction by rock_hard on Monday April 16, 2018 @01:17PM (#16850761)

that would be odd since the list includes Google Play and Apple Music, which are both preinstalled apps.

Maybe you are overestimating how much people use the browser at scale?

[ Parent | on HN ]