Here it's not an older people thing but a foreigner thing for some reason. I wonder if it is culturally more acceptable in some places (and some part is explained by video calls)
Got an Italian neighbor that does that (along other disruptive things). Goes out on the balcony with either a show/movie or phone call blasting on speakers while smoking the most disgusting/cheapest cigarettes known to man. How are you 20 something and not know what earphones are??
Mind you, I'm a foreigner here, too, but I wasn't raised by wolves.
I see a lot of younger people doing this in my area. I never understand it. They’ll be driving newer cars that surly have Bluetooth but they still hold their phone up to their mouth while they drive with it on speakerphone.
I do this 😅 I have a hard time with phone calls and for some reason it makes it much easier for me to process what's being said, or maybe its just more comfortable, I dunno
My preference is headphones, but if I don't have headphones I'm putting it on speaker unless I'm in a shared space with an expectation that I not just have my call broadcasting to everyone in earshot (not gonna be that guy at the grocery store or whatever)
Turn your brightness down and switch on airplane mode when on WiFi saves a lot of battery honestly. Also deactivate 5G it's only use is to kill batteries. No one needs 5G on their phone 4G is more than enough.
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Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 46 pts · 57d
My wife does this in bed, doom scrolls with the brightness up so high it literally wakes me up, and then wonders why she has a hard time sleeping.
Saapas@piefed.zip · 13 pts · 57d
My girlfriend does the same but she has zero trouble sleeping. Meanwhile I'm struggling whatever I do 😭
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 57d
✊🏾 the struggle is real fam
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 57d
Gotta crank that brightness at night. It's the blue light that's disruptive so you need to drown it out.
Damage@feddit.it · 2 pts · 56d
Hasn't that been debunked?
shifty@leminal.space · 20 pts · 57d
Speaker phone for every call too
Saapas@piefed.zip · 10 pts · 57d
Here it's not an older people thing but a foreigner thing for some reason. I wonder if it is culturally more acceptable in some places (and some part is explained by video calls)
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social · 4 pts · 56d
Got an Italian neighbor that does that (along other disruptive things). Goes out on the balcony with either a show/movie or phone call blasting on speakers while smoking the most disgusting/cheapest cigarettes known to man. How are you 20 something and not know what earphones are??
Mind you, I'm a foreigner here, too, but I wasn't raised by wolves.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 56d
Hey hey hey, we are civilized, don't drag us into this!
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michael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.org · -1 pts · 57d
I’ve heard that Muslims prefer video calls to make sure they aren’t talking to the Shaitan.
NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com · 8 pts · 57d
I see a lot of younger people doing this in my area. I never understand it. They’ll be driving newer cars that surly have Bluetooth but they still hold their phone up to their mouth while they drive with it on speakerphone.
Damage@feddit.it · 2 pts · 56d
Some people are unable to pair their phones to the car
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 57d
I do this 😅 I have a hard time with phone calls and for some reason it makes it much easier for me to process what's being said, or maybe its just more comfortable, I dunno
My preference is headphones, but if I don't have headphones I'm putting it on speaker unless I'm in a shared space with an expectation that I not just have my call broadcasting to everyone in earshot (not gonna be that guy at the grocery store or whatever)
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 57d
Yes while also having everything turned on, 50 apps
oprnopen and all of them tracking location and using all the sensors.Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 56d
I onow this is just a typo but I initially read it as your mom having "50 apps o' porn".
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 56d
The good ol' apps o'porn
poinck@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 56d
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 57d
Don't tell my wife how to do that!
TheFrirish@tarte.nuage-libre.fr · 0 pts · 57d
Or you just have a pixel :/
Turn your brightness down and switch on airplane mode when on WiFi saves a lot of battery honestly. Also deactivate 5G it's only use is to kill batteries. No one needs 5G on their phone 4G is more than enough.
Flamekebab@piefed.social · 2 pts · 56d
There's a way to disable 5G? On Android? I'd love to disable it as it's rubbish!
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social · 1 pts · 56d
At least on Samsung there's a per-SIM setting to prefer 4G/LTE over 5G. I'm sure stock Android has that option, too.
0x0@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 56d
I can set mine to only be 5g when the screen is on