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How is samsung s10's fingerprint scanner better than oneplus 6t

Samsung Galaxy S10’s new ultrasonic fingerprint scanner and the tech behind it

by Rajiv Kulkarni
Published on 11:00 pm IST | March 12, 2019Updated on 12:03 pm IST | April 5, 2019

Was removing the headphone jack a step in the right direction?

Was removing the headphone jack a step in the right direction?

by Yadullah Abidi
Published on 7:00 pm IST | March 11, 2019Updated on 12:03 pm IST | April 5, 2019

Why do smartphones have so many cameras? How many do you need?

Why do smartphones have so many cameras? How many do you really need?

by Mani Maaran
Published on 7:00 pm IST | March 1, 2019Updated on 2:03 am IST | June 19, 2019

Oem vs odm products - where does apple put their money?

OEM vs ODM products – Where does apple put their money?

by Mani Maaran
Published on 10:00 pm IST | February 19, 2019Updated on 1:07 am IST | April 12, 2019

How to properly hold your smartphone to reduce fatigue

How to properly hold your smartphone to reduce fatigue

by Yadullah Abidi
Published on 11:00 pm IST | February 18, 2019Updated on 1:07 am IST | April 12, 2019

Should you sleep next to your phone? Side effects and solution

Should you sleep next to your phone? Side effects and solution

by Yadullah Abidi
Published on 11:00 pm IST | February 17, 2019Updated on 1:07 am IST | April 12, 2019

Eye strain from displays and 6 ways to reduce strain

Easing Eyes: How to reduce eye strain from screens

by Yadullah Abidi
Published on 10:00 pm IST | February 16, 2019Updated on 4:03 pm IST | April 13, 2019

When you go out with your friends or for dinner with family, and find it extremely hard to keep your hands off your phone? Yes, that means you are addicted to your smartphone, and in this day and age, it is a real thing. Due to the rapid growth of social media platforms and a constant urge to keep yourself updated, you often find yourself glued to your smartphone way more than usual. And that is a bad thing; it leads to a distraught mind and loss of focus over time. Fortunately and ironically, there are various apps available on the play store to curb your smartphone addiction and boost productivity. In this article, we list out our top seven apps to fend off smartphone addiction and increase productivity. Also read: top 10 note taking apps for android social fever – stop smartphone addiction this app developed by systweak software is an all-in-one package to control your smartphone addiction and boost productivity. It has many features which help you keep a detailed track on overall smartphone usage. It gives you reminders if you look at your screen for over 30 minutes, or even listen to music for over 30 minutes. It keeps unlock logs which will also help you to curb your addiction. Download here space: break phone addiction, stay focused this is the most widely used app to control or even cure smartphone addiction. It is a play store featured app and has great features to help increase productivity. They provide various programs which last over eight days and others over four weeks, which include understanding your current habits and keep a track on phone usage. Also, they help in setting goals and achieving them. The app has features like notification blocking and screen dimming to curb smartphone usage. You can also unlock some additional features by upgrading to space pro with a one-time payment. Download here forest: stay focused this app too is one of the most popular apps available in the market, forest is a brilliantly executed idea to curb smartphone addiction. If you temporarily stay away from your phone and focus on what’s more important, you can plant a seed in forest. As time goes by, this seed will gradually grow into a tree. However, if you cannot resist the temptation of using your phone and leave the app, your tree will wither. This sense of achievement will encourage you to stay away from your smartphone and increase productivity. Download here digital detox: focus and fight phone addiction digital detox: focus and fight phone addiction is a good app for what it offers. With features like limited access to your phone, built-in challenges with multiple levels of difficulty, scheduling and whitelisting capabilities. This app also keeps track of all your challenges and compares with others, helps you unlock achievements and also has a leader board. They also use device administrator permission. The reason for this is to prevent to uninstall the app during a digital detox which would make the detox it ineffective. Download here usagetracker - phone addiction and tracking this is a well-developed app to curb smartphone addiction. It is designed to monitor and revisit your total app activity. It tracks your most used and also your most opened app. It also helps you set goals for yourself and achieve them over time. It also gives you a daily and weekly report of your app usage. Download here antisocial: phone addiction antisocial is a very unique app in this section. It tracks your cell phone usage over time, and it is benchmarked against all other users to get an overall understanding of your phone usage. It is a lite app and has very less impact on battery life and data. Accurate data feeds, easy to understand reports and an extremely user-friendly user interface makes this app one of the best in its class. Download here fomo - beat your phone addiction fomo is a simple and straightforward app to curb smartphone addiction. With its size less than a megabyte, it has great features. It keeps track of all your app usage, tells you about your most used apps and also gives reminders for over-usage of certain apps. The app scores you after analysing all data, and hence you have to lessen the score by each day until you're entirely free of phone addiction. Download here also read: 5 ways to detect and avoid fake/dangerous apps on google play store

Top 7 apps to fend off smartphone addiction

by Rajiv Kulkarni
Published on 8:00 pm IST | February 10, 2019Updated on 4:03 pm IST | April 13, 2019

What's the real capacity of your power bank?

What’s the real capacity of your power bank?

by Mani Maaran
Published on 9:00 pm IST | February 7, 2019Updated on 4:04 pm IST | April 13, 2019

Capacitive vs resistive displays; are resistive screens still used?

Capacitive vs Resistive displays; Are resistive screens still used?

by Mani Maaran
Published on 11:00 pm IST | January 28, 2019Updated on 4:16 pm IST | April 13, 2019

Is it okay to leave your phone on charge all night? Tips for a healthy battery

Is it okay to leave your phone on charge all night?

by Mani Maaran
Published on 7:00 pm IST | January 24, 2019Updated on 4:16 pm IST | April 13, 2019

How to use google pixel camera app on any android phone

How to use Google Pixel Camera app on any phone

by Yadullah Abidi
Published on 7:00 pm IST | January 22, 2019Updated on 2:04 am IST | June 19, 2019