Same story for a lot of people: Smartphones are indispensable because of like 5 utilities, that come attached to like 50 more things that clamor for your time and attention.
Super useful:
- Maps / Travel
- Messaging/Calling
- Camera / Gallery
- Search / information lookup
- Banking
- Authentication
But then there's:
- Ads everywhere
- Notifications clamoring for attention, even from the useful apps.
- 10 flavors of social media (which has to include HN, even if it's less intrusive than most).
It's like the utility and connections it gives you are bait. I seldom feel at rest, never fully trusting an app on my phone to want to give me the best experience possible.
Super useful:
- Maps / Travel
- Messaging/Calling
- Camera / Gallery
- Search / information lookup
- Banking
- Authentication
But then there's:
- Ads everywhere
- Notifications clamoring for attention, even from the useful apps.
- 10 flavors of social media (which has to include HN, even if it's less intrusive than most).
It's like the utility and connections it gives you are bait. I seldom feel at rest, never fully trusting an app on my phone to want to give me the best experience possible.