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Originally Posted by Hom3r
I saw a thing on BBC Breakfast this morning about a group of kids who tried not to use a smartphone and where given a Nokia dumb phone.
I'm current taking a break until August from Facebook and I thought what do I use mine for, and it surprised me.
So It would be hard for me to ditch the smartphone.
1. Phone/Text (Primary for contacts for my dad's support)
2. Online banking (saves turning on PC, and I have various protections in place)
3. WhatsApp - Family
4. WhatsApp - Charity (3 groups)
5. Music/Audiobooks
6. Email - Personal
7. Email - Charity
8. Home Automation
9. Home Network management
10. Note App (Links with tablet)
11. Online shopping (Amazon)
12. News/Sport
13. Social media (Mainly Facebook, but when I go back I'm doing a major cull on the groups I follow)
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For me I very rarely make phone calls so my usage(not all daily) would be, in no order.
1.Android Auto with Waze Sat Nav and Tidal music streaming.
2.Online banking and Authentication of certain things for security etc.
3.Browsing when I'm away from home as I use a Samsung Tablet when at home.
4.Camera.
5.Email personal and works.
6.Chat apps, Teams(work), Viber and What's app and FB messenger, I'm not addicted to messaging so it's not constant luckily.
7.Tado smart thermostat.
8.Password manager.
9.Shopping app(Amazon).
10.Occasionally printing, saves turning on the PC which is now nearly retired from lack of use.
11. Notes like Microsoft 'To Do' and One note.
12. Calculator.
13. Torch.
14. Calls & Texts(rarely).