Doomscrolling and opening the same app dozens of times are big problems for many smartphone users, but these apps can help ...

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You don't need a fancy fix to reduce reliance on your device. Your iPhone has built-in settings to find calm again.

An app aimed at curbing social media addiction saw a surge in new users during the landmark trial that found Meta and Google ...

Excessive screen time is one of the fastest-growing concerns these days, and I feel no shame in admitting that I was also a victim of it for a long time. If you're on the same page, I highly recommend ...

If you’re tired of doomscrolling and want to cut down on screen time, here are five apps that can help shift your attention away from social media.

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The Touch Grass app will block your most distracting apps until you (literally) touch grass. I'm already a fan. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, ...

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As a young millennial, I had a pretty tech-free childhood, save for cable television and the occasional AOL/AIM log-on. It wasn’t until I was a preteen that I started to get interested in MySpace, ...