Quitting smartphones can reduce distraction and data exposure but often causes disorientation, reduced competence, and acute anxiety due to smartphone dependence.
Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful
A major iOS update has provoked widespread user anger and exposed the tense dependence and frustration users feel toward their constantly changing smartphones.
My daughter went on a cell-phone-free weekend trip. It was surprisingly harder on me than on her.
The inability to contact my daughter during her wilderness trip made me realize my attachment to my smartphone and the anxiety that comes with being disconnected.