Re:Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction
by graeme on Monday April 16, 2018 @02:00PM
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I'm just coming back from a couple of weeks working disconnected in Cuba.
What I'm going to try is:
1. Have phone forget home and office wifi
2. Turn cellular off for some distracting apps. (Including stuff like email which doesn't require a fast response)
3. Put those apps on their own internet app page
Then, go somewhere with wifi and only use those apps there. I have enough data that my regular use of other apps won't be an issue.
In Cuba, I could only get internet at wifi parks. Apart from that my phone was a wonderful non distracting device which let me set timers, take notes, voice recordings, photos, view offline maps, translate things, played saved podcasts etc
It felt good to have my phone with me at all times, like it augmented things. At home it feels like something I have to keep away.
This may not work, as I can just flip on cell data for those apps. If it doesn't work I'll search for a different solution. But I'm hoping the physical segregation of apps will be enough as a cue.
What I'm going to try is:
1. Have phone forget home and office wifi 2. Turn cellular off for some distracting apps. (Including stuff like email which doesn't require a fast response) 3. Put those apps on their own internet app page
Then, go somewhere with wifi and only use those apps there. I have enough data that my regular use of other apps won't be an issue.
In Cuba, I could only get internet at wifi parks. Apart from that my phone was a wonderful non distracting device which let me set timers, take notes, voice recordings, photos, view offline maps, translate things, played saved podcasts etc
It felt good to have my phone with me at all times, like it augmented things. At home it feels like something I have to keep away.
This may not work, as I can just flip on cell data for those apps. If it doesn't work I'll search for a different solution. But I'm hoping the physical segregation of apps will be enough as a cue.