Mobile-addicted Australians spend up to six hours a day skating mobile phones, and experts fear the heavy addicts are sacrificing family happiness.
Some smartphone users turn on their phones a staggering 216 times a day-the equivalent of checking their phones every three minutes in 12 hours, according to new research.
Australians spend an average of 2.5 hours a day on cell phones, while 56-65-year-olds are the most addicted.
According to data provided by AntiSocial, a smartphone usage tracker, Australians are already one of the most addicted mobile phones in the world, losing only to users in Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Ed (Chris Eade) of Bugbean, the technology company behind AntiSocial, said most mobile phone users underestimated their use and were shocked by the reality.
Professional statistics-based on phone usage by more than one hundred and thirty thousand AntiSocial users over two years-point to a worrying pattern of forced viewing of mobile phones and the use of social media.
Australians open mobile apps 101 times a day on average, and 18-to 25-year-olds open their apps 118 times a day.
An average AntiSocial user turns on an average of 341 times a day-including 103 opening of Instagram,89 and opening of Snapchat.
Social media apps take up most of the mobile phone time of Australians, and Facebook accounts for 20% of the total app time.
On average, people start dating apps 40 times a day, says Ed.
Professor Michael (Katina Michael), an expert on internet addiction at the University of Woolengon, said technology companies had carefully designed apps to make people as addicted to them as possible. "they're actually stealing the brain-the content is turning to brainwashing," she said. We can even see physical signs, such as bruises on thumbs and forefingers, on highly addicted users. This addiction can happen to anyone at any time. "
For those who think they are in trouble, Ed recommends turning off the phone 30 minutes after waking up and 30 minutes before bedtime and tracking daily use for self-regulation.
Shutting down social media notifications or removing apps for a long time can also help people reduce their dependence on mobile phones. More important is what you do on your phone. We all need to use mobile phones, but browsing social media aimlessly is not productive. "
Beaumaris's mother, Robin (Robyn Svojtka), and his two daughters enjoy good family time, but admit that cell phones can sometimes be a hindrance. "this is an important form of communication. I have two teenage daughters going to a party and going to a friend's house-I'll be nervous if I can't reach them. "
Robin says her biggest concern is that her daughters miss out on other learning and development opportunities because of their overindulgence in mobile phones. "they waste a lot of time looking at things that don't matter, which could have been used to practice the guitar, and it really bothers me."