A lot of people are getting tired of their phone—they’re sick of the algorithms and overwhelmed by what can feel like a loss of control. The Atlantic staff writer Julie Beck dug into why and how ...

Meta says it could face $1.2 trillion in damages in its latest social media trial in California. The social media giant could be forced to remove addictive features such as infinite scrolling. The ...

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I wanted to live like a turtle in the safety of my shell. By Jessica Ciencin Henriquez When a female sea turtle hatches, she’s maybe two inches long, and her first act in life is a wild sprint to the ...

It is a UI commonly used for stage selection, item lists, rankings, settings screens, and conversation logs. In this tutorial, we will create a Scroll View with buttons for stage selection arranged ...

Everyone's got a theory about scrolling. It rots your brain, it kills your attention span, it's basically digital junk food. But most of that comes from gut feeling, not actual brain scans. And theta ...

If you want to tune out and relax after a long day, you might turn to social media, online shopping or playing games on your phone. But a new study suggests that these activities might actually stress ...

My wife stared at me in shock as I ripped opened the package. The FedEx driver hadn’t even made it back to his truck as I held the item up overhead like a trophy. Fumbling for words, she asked: “Why ...

Consider flipping through numerous videos on TikTok within mere minutes—some news item, some dancing fad, some culinary trick and some comedy sketch. The content might grab your attention momentarily, ...

Pixel users on Android 17 are reporting touchscreen issues. Multiple Pixel generations are exhibiting similar problems, suggesting this isn’t device-specific. Google has acknowledged the issue, but ...

An anti-doomscrolling feature is now built into Android. (Yes, things have gotten that bad.) On Tuesday, Google announced Pause Point, which is designed to keep users from engaging with addictive apps ...

Why do so many people lose control over their internet use? While age limits for social media are being debated, many adults also spend hours online every day. For some, this becomes a burden, ...