85% of teens surveyed claimed it can be difficult to stop using smartphones. Time to kick the habit?Dmitrii Marchenko/Zoonar/picture alliance We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, ...

We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it’s to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...

Quitting smartphone addiction is good for mental and physical health. But how do you do it? Here are some of the best science-based methods. https://p.dw.com/p/4xb7v ...

Ever find yourself spending ages on your phone? You are not alone! Sixty-three-per-cent of those asked in our Teen Summit survey reported spending at least three hours on their phone in a typical day, ...

Mobile phones are responsible for a lot of things. Instant access to friends and family, no matter where you – or they – are. Information at our fingertips. Constant stimulation and never being bored, ...

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular ...

How many times a day do you idly pick up your phone and start scrolling? Whether you’re committed to dozens of WhatsApp group chats, can’t stop checking Instagram, or couldn’t possibly get through 24 ...

Why you cannot stop scrolling on your phone is rooted in deliberate design choices like infinite scroll and powerful ...