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[-] dumbass@leminal.space 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Make time speed up by hyper focussing on whatever is hitting that dopamine button untill I'm no longer allowed to stare at it or I fall asleep.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Nothing, it's much too small to contain me.

For real though, mostly just feed my anxiety and existential dread.

[-] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 11 points 4 days ago

Lemmy, youtube, chatting, reading books, duolingo, looking up things. The only thing I'll refuse to do on it is watch movies.

[-] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Charging it, using flashlight

[-] Tazerface@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

I really don't use the phone unless I go out. It has my shopping list, I scan my worksheet, listen to music, messaging, a phone call once in a while.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

Lemmy mostly. Looking at image heavy websites and gaming belong on a PC.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Lemmy and shitty mobile games.

[-] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 3 points 4 days ago

My biggest timesink is working through the entirety of my emulator library. I've got about a thousand entries on this thing.

[-] Free_Opinions@feddit.uk 6 points 4 days ago

Browsing Lemmy is among the few things I "do" on my phone. The rest are passive things like listening to podcasts or using the maps. I don't really do much on my phone.

[-] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Lemmy, reading Kindle books, finding recipes, looking up facts to prove my husband wrong, shopping.

[-] Monster96@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

YouTube, Lemmy, sometimes playing Runescape or Gamecube games, FL studio, reading stuff on Wikipedia. Very rarely looking at naked people

Wasting time.

Lemmy

Or watching youtube videos.

🙃

Or just googling and see if any new TV shows or Movies came out. I'm so bored, but there's nothing worth watching, anything I want to watch is still waiting for a new season.

So I just stare at my phone... bored of life...

🙃

[-] Libb@jlai.lu 5 points 4 days ago

What do you spend your time doing on your phone?

Not much.

Heck, I don't even check the time on my phone (it's quicker to look at my wrist watch and I think it looks nicer too ;)

I have a phone because I'm expected to have one but only installed the few apps I must have access to (passwords, digital ID, security, banking & finance apps, and health). Plus, the fewer apps I find helpful on a regular basis (the city public transportation app, taxi, and the Uber app). That's about it.

The only other installed apps on the phone are those Apple won't let me remove (I grouped them on the second home screen, so I never have to look at them). There is also my cloud app/service (Filen.io) and that document scanning app I purchased so many years ago but that is still regularly updated.

Not even email is configured, there is no social app (and no YT). I also don't listen to audio messages and never answer unidentified numbers. I will sometimes listen to a podcast but since I tend to take notes while I'm listening to most podcasts I enjoy, I prefer doing it at home not when I'm out so I don't need to use the phone.

I barely use that phone. As a matter of fact, my monthly data usage amounts to a few mega, at most ;)

When I'm not busy doing something specific (which seldom requires me using that phone), I'll talk with people around me, or I will try to enjoy more my surroundings, the quietness and silence even. I also love taking long walks, going to museums, expo,...

When I really want to 'spend time' I'll still try to make something out of it, either by reading the book I carry with me, or I'll be taking personal notes or by sketching something in the notebook I also carry with me.

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Yeah, but i suspect you use lemmy on your phone or really only on desktop?

So you've never had the pleasure of using one of the all great Lemmy Clients on your phone?

Android and iOS, both have some really nice clients.

[-] Libb@jlai.lu 4 points 4 days ago

Yeah, but i suspect you use lemmy on your phone or really only on desktop?

Desktop only.

So you’ve never had the pleasure of using one of the all great Lemmy Clients on your phone?

I downloaded such an app not long ago, to give it a shot and for some specific reason I cannot recall (maybe I was having issues displaying some content on my computer, doesn't matter much), I installed it not on the iPhone (my old eyes and I we find its screen way too cramped to our taste), but on an iPad. The app itself was rather pleasant to use, it was called Voyager if recall correctly, and I could easily see myself using it if I needed to check on Lemmy that regularly, but I don't and I already spend too much time on Lemmy when I'm on the computer. So, I removed it ;)

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Sane decision - i definitely spend too much time on lemmy on my phone. I rarely browse lemmy on desktop.

Restricting lemmy to the desktop.

A new milestone.

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Impressive. But I believe I can go one better. Mine has a 3-inch screen and no SIM card in it.

Lemmy

YouTube (Alex O'connor, RealLifeLore, History of the Universe)

BBC news

Radio (BBC radio 4, BBC radio 3, Classic FM, BBC World Service)

[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 days ago

Lemmy, Duolingo, and AI chat bots

[-] ClusterBomb 3 points 4 days ago

Surprisingly, no one here is watching porn here.

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

What - on a phone, hidden away in a bedroom or bathroom like it's something shameful?

No, fam - we watch our porn in 4K in the living room, volume cranked on a Dolby Atmos home theatre set up. The room visibly vibrates with moans. Our neighbours know when we're getting some self love and respect our dominance.

(Of course people are watching porn on their phones, it's just a given)

[-] ifItWasUpToMe@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

I do <1% of my porn on my phone. Essentially a last resort. It always surprises me that it’s probably the most common way to consume it.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

I thought it was assumed to be honest.

[-] vortexal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago

Mainly just playing games through emulators. Sometimes I play actual mobile games but it's rare that I find an actually good mobile game that doesn't lag horrendously on my phone. I also sometimes use it to watch Youtube videos before go to bed.

There is also some other things but there probably not worth mentioning.

[-] oce@jlai.lu 4 points 4 days ago

Listening to radio, news, Lemmy, texting, learning Japanese

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 4 days ago

work stuff, stuff that insists on app

[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Tons of really really good games right in my pocket, that’s what.

[-] vpol@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Mlem, Ivory, Reeder, iMessage.

[-] maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Mostly WhatsApp since everyone and their grandma uses it here, ESPN Fantasy, Mastodon, and Lemmy.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Take photos, Lemmy, YouTube

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago
[-] Corno@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Texting or making calls. I don't use my phone for social media or anything else besides taking photos.

[-] Platypus@lemmings.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Porn (sometimes hentai), mostly YouTube and here (used to do Reddit until they banned me for their stupid rules).

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago
[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Chess, podcasts and probably too much social media.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago
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