When you read Android AuthorityThere is a good chance that you will find yourself unlocking your phone frequently. But how often? We conducted a survey to measure your phone usage habits. It turns out that many of you unlock your devices multiple times in a given day – sometimes surprising.
How many times a day do you unlock your phone?
Results
Approximately 43.5% of readers unlock their phones between 51 and 100 times a day. That’s more than four times an hour, and that assumes someone is awake for 24 hours (which is unlikely). And for some, the numbers are considerably higher. About 19.2% of respondents unlock their phones 101 to 150 times a day, and 10.8% unlock their phones an amazing 150 times or more per day.
Some of you have more modest uses of the phone. The survey found that about 26.5% of respondents unlock phones 50 or less times a day. This isn’t shocking if you’re likely to be home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but you can rarely unlock this when you can wear a smartwatch or look at the display on certain phones. You don’t need to access your phone if you already know whether a notification is important or not.
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Even so, you still have reasons to check your phone. You will continue to receive messages from your distant friends, and your social media apps are probably busier than ever. Your movie, music, and gaming habits may not have changed either. Phones are still a staple of everyday life for many, and your usage statistics reflect this.
Your comments
- OmJo93: I don’t count, but somewhere between too often and way too often.
- Jimi Mack: Zero, as I don’t lock my phone. I work from home why do I go through one [unnecessary] Step.