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How long could you go without using your smartphone? The �鶹��'s Education Reporter, Kristian Johnson, put the challenge to 10 teenagers to see if they could ditch their smartphones for five whole days. In this episode of our 5 Minutes On podcast, he follows them over the course of a week to see how they got on. Would they be able to resist the temptation of messaging their friends on WhatsApp? And could they stay off TikTok and Snapchat? In a survey of 2,000 13 to 18-year-olds, conducted by �鶹�� Radio 5 Live and �鶹��Bitesize, young people were asked about various aspects of life, including mental health and their smartphone habits. The findings of the survey, carried out by polling company Survation, external, suggest: • 23% agree that smartphones should be banned for under-16s • 35% think social media should be banned for under-16s • 50% say not having their smartphone on them makes them feel anxious. Last year, this figure was slightly higher (56%) (Image: Getty)