With the continually appearing battery complaint threads (ex. 1, ex. 2) and a longstanding behavioral curiosity, I’m wondering if users are willing to confront err share data on a seemingly sensitive factor: screen time.
I will be sharing data from my recollection of the weekly Screen Time summaries, but you can always check the report manually:
support.apple.com
Averaging 1-2 hours on my iPhone, 1-4 hours on iPad, and 3-6 hours on my Mac, I have no doubt I am in the “light user” (or even “very light user”) column. My most commonly used iPhone apps are Messages, Mail, Fitness, Weather (plus a couple of other weather apps), daily Wordscapes puzzle, a few quick (<1 minute) checks on a couple of social network apps, and, occasionally, Safari and Scanner Pro.
Returning to the runtime (i.e.,, battery performance) complaints… I’m wondering if people have truly reflected on their usage habits.
With that said, I am reminded of a comment my younger brother once made, “user” being a very apt word to describe computer (including iPhone, iPad, etc) operators, that is, akin to an addict.
Yet:
en.wikipedia.org
I am not trying to say what’s acceptable usage, there are way too many factors — though I cannot understand how some/many people can’t look away from their ’smart’ gadgets for more than a minute. More so, especially for users with screen time exceeding 12 hours, is it sincerely (and why) so intolerable that you might need to charge this consumption portal device more than once per day, even if the requirement doesn’t truly happen until months or even years later?
P.S. I attempted to have the poll time ranges long enough so it wouldn’t be as much of a struggle to select based on week-to-week variations.
Hopefully, I did okay.
I will be sharing data from my recollection of the weekly Screen Time summaries, but you can always check the report manually:
Use Screen Time on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
With Screen Time, you can access real-time reports showing much much time you spend on your device.
Averaging 1-2 hours on my iPhone, 1-4 hours on iPad, and 3-6 hours on my Mac, I have no doubt I am in the “light user” (or even “very light user”) column. My most commonly used iPhone apps are Messages, Mail, Fitness, Weather (plus a couple of other weather apps), daily Wordscapes puzzle, a few quick (<1 minute) checks on a couple of social network apps, and, occasionally, Safari and Scanner Pro.
Returning to the runtime (i.e.,, battery performance) complaints… I’m wondering if people have truly reflected on their usage habits.
Mark's research suggests we're giving into digital temptation more and more. In the early 2000s, she and her team tracked people while they used an electronic device and noted each time their focus shifted to something new—roughly every 2.5 minutes, on average. In recent repeats of that experiment, she says, the average has gone down to about 47 seconds.

With that said, I am reminded of a comment my younger brother once made, “user” being a very apt word to describe computer (including iPhone, iPad, etc) operators, that is, akin to an addict.
Yet:
Ideally, adults should limit their screen time similar to children and only use screens for about two hours a day.

Screen time - Wikipedia
I am not trying to say what’s acceptable usage, there are way too many factors — though I cannot understand how some/many people can’t look away from their ’smart’ gadgets for more than a minute. More so, especially for users with screen time exceeding 12 hours, is it sincerely (and why) so intolerable that you might need to charge this consumption portal device more than once per day, even if the requirement doesn’t truly happen until months or even years later?
P.S. I attempted to have the poll time ranges long enough so it wouldn’t be as much of a struggle to select based on week-to-week variations.
Hopefully, I did okay.