Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat… Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat. How many times have you found yourself lost in this loop? Sometimes I unlock my phone to do something useful, only to be distracted by a notification and.. I lost 30 minutes of my life. Not to mention I forgot the original reason I picked up my phone.
If that sounds like you, Social Addict can help.
But like expense tracking, you can’t really act before you have access to some tough data. Social Addict is the app for that.
How do social addicts work?
Here are the social media/networking apps that Social Addict supports:
- Ask.fm
- BBM
- Tumblr
- Google+
Download the app and turn it on Service Switching select. go Setting to check/uncheck the services you want Social Addict to track.
The way Social Addict works is that it will work in the background (draining battery, but not significantly) and will monitor the applications you open. When you open an app that Social Addict tracks, it starts a timer that will pause when you exit the app. Start, stop, start, stop. You get the idea.
Don’t worry, the app won’t mock you or embarrass you for the time you spend on your social media app all the time (though that sounds like a great app idea). So it won’t work against your anxiety medication.
It works in much more subtle ways than that.
How to Use Social Addiction to Stop Social Addiction
After using the app for a day or two, the stats will start to make sense. When you open the app, it will show you the total number of minutes you have spent on social networking apps. Here is an application analysis according to this application.
This is where you will determine which apps you use the most. Perhaps it can serve as an eye-opener.
Do you know? Paying attention to your bad habits can help control them, just by making you more aware of them.
Interestingly, Social Addict supports chat apps like WhatsApp (and even services like Ask.fm for some reason) but not Facebook Messenger, Line, or Snapchat. It would be great if that functionality is added in future releases.
Are you a social media addict?
Do you wake up with the Facebook app and check Twitter before you go to bed? If you consider yourself a social media junkie, do you think this app will be of any help? Let us know in the comments below.
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