Are We Suffering From Mobile App Burnout?

[AQ_OC]

I think too that when someone first gets an iPad that they are likely to go crazy downloading everything and anything that sounds even remotely interesting or useful. Of course, in due time you realize that you spend your time using probably just a handful of apps regularly and many end up jus being for the novelty. Or, something gets a high rating and you wonder what you're missing so you go and get it as to not be left out.

Plenty of apps get downloaded that are looking for a problem to solve that doesnt exist. I've done it too.

Some people just are resistant to change and are rather conservative in how they approach things, even tech. For me, I am NOT conservative minded where tech is concerned, though I am in other ways. I like new tech and apps are an important part of it. I don't keep apps that are think are useless....if I keep one, it is because I think it does address a need or solve a problem. If others don't, that's fine. If one assume apps are useless and therefore will not try them, then one is operating on assumptions...that could be wrong. It's a choice we are all free to make. In my mind, a device like an iPad is all but useless unless one runs apps on it. It's the apps that make having it worthwhile. IMO.

I could care less about being left out.

 

[Kaykaykay]

I think too that when someone first gets an iPad that they are likely to go crazy downloading everything and anything that sounds even remotely interesting or useful. Of course, in due time you realize that you spend your time using probably just a handful of apps regularly and many end up jus being for the novelty. Or, something gets a high rating and you wonder what you're missing so you go and get it as to not be left out.

Plenty of apps get downloaded that are looking for a problem to solve that doesnt exist. I've done it too.

Some people just are resistant to change and are rather conservative in how they approach things, even tech. For me, I am NOT conservative minded where tech is concerned, though I am in other ways. I like new tech and apps are an important part of it. I don't keep apps that are think are useless....if I keep one, it is because I think it does address a need or solve a problem. If others don't, that's fine. If one assume apps are useless and therefore will not try them, then one is operating on assumptions...that could be wrong. It's a choice we are all free to make. In my mind, a device like an iPad is all but useless unless one runs apps on it. It's the apps that make having it worthwhile. IMO.

I could care less about being left out.

The "problems that don't exist" ref doesn't make sense, because that assumes we all want to do the same things. We're human beings, lol, and we all have diff priorities, lifestyles, etc. No sense telling other people what matters, because what matters to you might not matter to them, and vice versa. I for instance find no use for Facebook, but gazillions of people do, and that's cool. I don't need for everybody to think, act, behave, spend like I do.

Personally, I've always been open minded about tech -- use what works for you, don't sweat other poeple's uses. If I want to continue using a two-decade-old TV, because TV doesn't matter to me, I will. When I first got a cell phone, I didn't learn the number for about two years, because I never had it on and didn't give out its number -- it was just for me to call out in a pinch, and that worked for me, lol. With apps, I'll use whatever I want and not sweat what others are using or not, though I will look into recs and decide what works for me. The nice thing is being able to afford lots of choices, but that's how I generally live -- I like to have plenty of options.

 

[Kaykaykay]

Speaking of apps, does anyone know of an alarm app on which you can set the ring duration? I use the native clock app now, but I don't like that it requires me to manually turn it off, or it just rings for like 15 mins straight. I'll be doing something, or be on another floor, and hear it go off and drive me insane, or have to stop what I'm doing to turn it off.

 

[Frank77]

Apps......Apps.....Apps!! I need more Apps!!!!

 

[Kaykaykay]

Woot. A document that I wanted to convert was thwarting me despite repeat attempts. Then I did a quick search and found a new app that does what I needed. 99 cents. Well worth it.

I don't do much app shopping, but I'm thrilled that when I need something, I generally find it in the App Store.

Separately, iOS restrictions are hanging up my effort to replace the native alarm clock, because I'd be forced to leave any non-native alarm app running onscreen in order for it to go off when needed. But the good thing is, my Android phablet fills the void for iOS in that case.