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Nviiri The Storyteller: "My switch to a dumb phone"

How many hours a day do you spend on your smartphone?

How many hours a day do you spend on your smartphone? Smartphones are essential - but concerns about overuse are growing. Research has linked smartphone addiction to depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Focus on Africa host, Nkechi Ogbonna, spoke to 27-year-old Dion Rapakgadi from Johannesburg about his past struggles with phone addiction, and to Kenyan musician @NviiriTheStoryteller the Storyteller, who recently swapped his smartphone for a basic 鈥渄umb phone.鈥

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