Everywhere you look, people are looking at their mobile screens. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with smartphone users to learn why people compulsively check their phones.In the decade since smartphones have become ubiquitous, we now have a feeling almost as common as the smartphones themselves: being sucked into that black hole of staring at those specific apps, you know which ones they are, and then a half an hour has gone by before you realise it.According to the study presented at ACM CHI conference, researchers found a series of triggers, common across age groups that start and end habitual smartphone use.The team also explored user-generated solutions to end undesirable phone use."For a couple of years, I've been looking at people's experiences with smartphones and listening to them talk about their frustration with the way they engage with their phones. But on the flip side, when we ask people what they find meaningful about their phone use, nobody says, 'Oh, ...
