Are YOU addicted to your mobile? New app can monitor usage and tell you just how obsessed you really are
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The average smartphone users looks at their handset around 150 times a day, recent research found - and phone obsession is becoming a growing problem.
However, now there is a free app which can monitor your phone usage to let you know just how obsessed you are.
Called Moment, it can track how much you use your phone, and even where you use it - and suggest when it might be time to put it away.
The app can track exactly how much time you spend on your phone each day - and can even tell you where you use it most.
HOW IT WORKS
Moment tracks how much you use your iPhone automatically and track your progress.
It also tracks where you go each day and plots your travels on a map, all in the background.
Users can set daily limits and choose a warning sound when they go over.
They can also set up occasional nudges throughout the day to let them know their progress.
'I wrote Moment for myself,' said Kevin Holesh.
'I find myself ignoring my family and friends in favor of my iPhone.
'Sometimes that's okay, like when I'm looking up who starred in Men In Black with Will Smith on IMDB, but I really should be concentrating on the present moment and the people I love around me.
'I'm lucky enough to have a loving family and stellar friends, I should enjoy them every chance I get.
'Facebook, Pinterest, and texting can wait.'
The iOS app automatically tracks how much you use your phone each day.
If you're using your phone too much, you can set daily limits on yourself and be notified when you go over.
You can also set up reminders when you reach 50% of your alloted time.
'When I first started using Moment, I was spending 75 minutes or more on my phone every single day,' admits Holesh.
The app shows users exactly how much time they have spent opn their phone each day. It can also monitor where they go, and plot how much time they spend on the phone at each location.
'I currently have my daily limit set to 40 minutes, so after 40 minutes on my iPhone for the day, I get an annoying buzzer telling me to look away from the glowing box in my hands.
'I had a lot of excuses when I first realized my problem.
'I need my phone for work,' I'd tell myself, and now, I make due with only 40 minutes on my iPhone, and I basically work on my iPhone for a living.
'My goal was to find a balance of connected and disconnected that was right for me. I hope Moment helps you find that balance too.
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