Smartphones are blamed for sleep disruption, attention problems and a global epidemic of loneliness. Despite this, users cannot stop checking their devices. According to a study by data.ai, Americans spent 4.4 hours a day on average looking at their mobile phones in 2022, a 33 per cent jump from 2019.
One path to freedom from cellular obsession is to delete apps and turn off notifications. But there may be an easier way to unplug. Enter dumb phones.
Basic handsets only able to call and text, which come with limited to no internet access, were overtaken by smartphones more than a decade ago. But they refuse to disappear.
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