10 Golden Rules To Smartphone Etiquette In Digital Age

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Edited by Rudraksh at 2016-04-01 14:41

Greetings Flyme Fans,

 

What is rude? What isn’t? These are questions many smartphone users have asked themselves over and over. I believe it’s safe to say we haven’t been able to morally catch up with the digital age, and so our smartphone manners continue to evolve along with technology.

  • Put That Thing Away!: It’s OK to look around facebook during your downtime or send an email here and there, but in some situations this action is really uncalled for. You can guess what I am talking about, right?

 

  • Don’t Swipe Through A Friend’s Photo Gallery: Most people I know hate this. No one wants a friend snooping through his/her photos. If someone hands you a phone to look at a picture, just stay in the same image. At least try to ask first, if you really think you should see what’s going on past the picture you were shown.

  • There Is Definitely Such A Thing As Taking Way Too Many Pictures: Talking about pictures… some people really need to stop wasting away shutters. I understand – memories are beautiful and important. If you are spending time with people, enjoy them first and then take time for a good selfie.

 

  • On Sharing Photos: Also, it’s a bit rude to just assume it’s OK to share a photo away. If it’s just you or a nice view, that’s fine, but be specially careful of images where other people show up. When this happens, you should ask first before publishing away on a social network. It’s only common courtesy.

 

  • Unnecessary Tagging: We’ve all seen unnecessary tagging in social networks, right? It’s OK to be tagged when you show up in a picture or are doing something withthe original poster, but I hate when I get tagged in pictures and posts thathave nothing to do with me.

 

  • Your Phone Is Yours, No One Else Needs To Know What’s Up: Like everything else in my crazy life, my phone brightness and sound are always at 100%. This is not nice, unless you are in a place where excessive sound is permitted. Also, some people love to have music playing on their phones in public areas. Well, I guess it depends on where you are, but usually it’s not cool to have your music blasting out of your pocket. Use your headphones.

 

  • Keep People Around You Safe: If you want to run into trees while playing flappy bird, be my guest, but you should always be aware of your surroundings to keep people around you safe. Especially when operating a vehicle. If you must take that call or answer a text, just pull over and get out of people’s way.

 

  • Generic Is Alright, But Uniqueness Is Great: I suppose it’s not really rude to have that “sent from _____” signature on the bottom of every email, but it looks a bit tacky by now. Why not make your signature unique, or maybe even professional?

  • Don’t Be A Phone Spy: The finders keepers rule doesn’t apply here, so don’t go looking through a friend’s phone, even if he doesn’t have a protected lock screen. Don’t read through the conversations, don’t even open the browser to log into your own Facebook account. And if it is locked, don’t try to get creative to unlock it.

 

  • Long Voice Mails: Voice mails are meant to be concise and to the point. “Hey,this is so and so calling about this and that. Please call me when you can.”That’s it! It’s not meant for actual conversations. People will call you back when they have time to hear the whole story.

What other things do you guys think are rude when it comes to smartphone usage? We are sure you have plenty of things to rant about, and I have already done enough of that. It’s your turn!

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