In an age where Americans spend more than five hours a day on their phones and study after study proves that screen time and social media have ill effects on our mental health, there’s a growing movement to reclaim control. The team at Ooma shows that sales and imports of the simplified “dumb phone” are increasing.
As science points to more negative impacts of screen time, like sleep, mood, and attention spans, more people want to break their infinite scroll and reclaim their time and mental health. A “dumb phone” features limited or no Internet access, focusing exclusively on texting and calls, giving users a low-commitment device that won’t tempt them to add more hours of screen time to their lives.
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