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05-15-2024, 10:15 PM
Mobile https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-scre...oying.html Mobile

The best way to help smartphone users manage their screen time may be to make phones progressively more annoying to use, according to new University of Michigan research.

The study, published in Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, shows that interfering with swiping and tapping functions is around 16% more effective at reducing screen time and the number of times an app is opened than forcibly locking users out of their phones.

The lockout strategy is used by many screen-time management apps today, and such apps also send users a notification offering more time before locking. Researchers discussed the findings Monday, May 13, at the Association for Computing Machinery's Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2024) in Honolulu.


Yeah, I can see how this might help - although, it does require a certain level of self-control to not disable it :lol: .

Personally, I don't see any need to get this, since I don't use my phone that much anyway - but, is it something you would consider?
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05-16-2024, 09:40 AM
Heck no! I won’t tolerate anyone interfering in a product I paid for, without exception :P
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05-16-2024, 12:33 PM
This would be the ultimate patience test. :P
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05-16-2024, 05:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-16-2024, 05:08 PM by Kyng.)
Here's an idea to make this work:

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"Hi there, it looks like you're trying to make your phone more annoying. Would you like some help?"
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05-18-2024, 03:45 PM
That would like teaching me gun safety by shooting me in the face.
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05-18-2024, 11:08 PM
Hell no. I will go batcrap insane without music or a video playing. The exceptions being watching tv or voice chatting.
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05-19-2024, 09:14 AM
(05-18-2024, 11:08 PM)Detective Osprey Wrote: Hell no. I will go batcrap insane without music or a video playing. The exceptions being watching tv or voice chatting.

There's a thought... does listening to music on your phone count as 'screen time'? I don’t think it does, really :P .
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(05-19-2024, 09:14 AM)Kyng Wrote:
(05-18-2024, 11:08 PM)Detective Osprey Wrote: Hell no. I will go batcrap insane without music or a video playing. The exceptions being watching tv or voice chatting.

There's a thought... does listening to music on your phone count as 'screen time'? I don’t think it does, really :P .
depends on if I have my phone unlocked or not.
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