[yummypaint]

I only got a smartphone about 3 years ago. Prior to that it was plain sms and phone calls. The only lifestyle improvement the smartphone offers for me is being able to look things up at any time, and being able to provide internet to my laptop though tethering. It can be difficult to go without internet when navigating new places. Google used to let you send sms messages to get directions, but they killed that many years ago. Otherwise experience is mostly down to which apps are installed and their notification settings. When i first got the phone i tried social media apps, and my ability to concentrate noticeably worsened. Removing them and locking down notifications for other apps restored my overall quality of life to what it was pre-smartphone.