Whether it's Instagram or Candy Crush, most of us have a range of apps installed on our smartphones that we often get lost in. No...
Whether it's Instagram or Candy Crush, most of us have a range of apps installed on our smartphones that we often get lost in.
Now, new research has revealed the extent to which many people are obsessed with their apps.
A YouGov survey found one in four people struggle to keep up with friends because they are using too many apps.
The phenomenon known as 'app fog' is caused by confusion when multiple apps are used to message friends.
Smartphone users forget who uses which app – and in turn are unable to stay on top of conversations.
A YouGov survey found that one in four people struggle to keep up with friends because they are using too many apps
A YouGov poll found one in three people said they had missed a night out or an important event with friends as a result.
While one in ten said it had caused them to lose touch with a friend or have their relationship negatively impacted.
Nearly half – 47 per cent – said they would rather use just messaging app if they could.
The survey of 1,966 smartphone users found that of those who used two apps, 23 per cent experienced app fog.
This increased however to 38 per cent when three apps were used and 43 per cent for those who used five or more.
Amandine Le Pape, co-founder of Element, the secure messaging app that carried out the research said: 'Having five or six different messaging apps adds stress to our busy lives.
'There are too many pings going off all the time for people to manage.
'It's frustrating to check multiple apps and jump between them to message different friends.'
The research found young people's relationships were more affected by app fog that older generations
The research found young people's relationships were more affected by app fog that older generations.
Some 57 per cent of 18-34-year-olds have forgotten to respond to a friend, which significantly decreases for those aged above 55.
It caused nearly one in five of the young people to lose touch with a friend, compared to only 5 per cent of those in the older age group.
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