10 Annoying Smartphone Habits that Make Others Hate You

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 13 Jul 2016

I don’t know you, so I’m going to assume that you’re (probably) a nice, decent person who doesn’t want to come off as a jerk. Nevertheless, that’s how you’re going to get labeled if you annoy and piss people off.

How will you do that? I don’t know, there are lots of ways. I only care about your smartphone-related habits that will annoy the heck out of everybody, such as...

1. Walking and staring at your phone



We get it, you’re a nostalgic geek and you’re reliving your childhood, but this time you’re not playing on a couch, you’re out in the real world, roaming the streets and playing Pokémon Go. Hope you don’t fall into a pond.


2. Calling when you get a text



If I texted you, I don’t want you to call me back. And for the love of everything that is holy..

Do Not
Text Me
Or
Anyone Else
Like This.

Say it all in one text, don't split one simple sentence in a long string of texts.


3. Using your phone during one-on-one conversations



I’m talking to you and you’re what, browsing Facebook? Oh, the irony!


4. Taking calls in the bathroom



Did you forget you’re FaceTiming? I can see you! It wasn’t urgent, I could have waited. Now this image is forever burned into my brain. Thanks a lot!


5. Swiping when I show you a picture



Do you want to see my bare naked ass? Because that’s how you’re going to see my bare naked ass.


6. Listening to music without headphones



I don’t care what sort of music you listen to. That’s your problem. My problem is that you’re not using your headphones. Keep that shit to yourself, because there other people around, and just like myself, they really don’t care how dope that track is.


7. Thinking girls care about what phone you have



Take your phone off the table and put it back in your pocket. Girls aren’t going to flock to you because you have a nice phone. No, not even if it's Rose Gold.


8. Instagramming everything



Thank you God, for this plate, that is all cause I can’t wait… to Instagram this lovely meal.


9. Watching movies on your phone



You do know that you can Netflix on something other than your smartphone, right? Like that huge smart TV that’s just standing there, unused and unloved.


10. Forgetting everything



You my friend, have digital amnesia. It’s when your brain says "I don’t need to remember this, your phone will remember it for you." That’s why you didn’t remember your anniversary and why you’re sleeping on the couch.


Want more?

Take a look at 10 Smartphone Lies You Always Tell Yourself.



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