Do you find yourself unlocking your phone more times than you should? Have you ever wondered why you turned on your phone if you had nothing to watch either? Well, the Intenti application is perfect for avoiding excessive use of your smartphone. And its mechanics are very simple: it will ask you if you really needed to unlock the phone.
I admit that I'm one of those people who unlocks my phone for no reason, just because I'm bored or because, since I've had it in my hand, It has become the usual gesture. I open the messaging application, check my emails, take a look in Bluesky… Come on, most of the time I turn on the phone by inertia; uses that I could save in order to focus my attention on something more productive. This is exactly what the Intenty app is looking for.
Intenti, the application designed to help you check your cell phone less
I don't think using a smartphone is negative, although it can get a bad rap. I agree that excessive use can cause problems: from lack of attention to overloading with all the notifications that come through the phone. That's why I think it's a good practice. learn to control yourself. In everything, not just with the cell phone.
The dopamine from viewing each event appearing on the cell phone led to constant viewing even without receiving prior notification. This is what the Intenti app is aimed at: every time the phone is unlocked, this app wonder if it's really going to be used for anything practical. It's a simple idea that can help those who want to reclaim more time for themselves.
Once Intenti is installed and given access to the appropriate permissions (overlaying other apps is necessary, although this also carries some risks), the app runs in the background to display a pop-up every time. unlocking the phone.
Imagine you have some downtime and the first thing you think of is looking at your phone. You unlock it and, immediately afterwards, Intenti asks you: “What is the real reason why you are checking your cell phone? ». And so on with other similar messages, all aimed at making you question your use of your smartphone.
Intenti is an application that works very well for using your mobile phone and corresponds much more to the real needs of the device. It is very neat, it does not contain advertising or in-app purchases, it has a minimalist design and the graphic style is remarkably close to the Notion productivity application.
The best thing about the app is that it only asks you to think about how you use the phone, This does not prevent you from using it.. Intenti will place a message in full screen every time you unlock your phone, it will vary from message to message and focus on a goal that you can set at any time. It's a shame that the predefined texts are in English, although the developer will surely translate them in future updates.
Intenti keeps a history of unlocks, answers to questions and allows you to add new objectives thought with questions and answers in any language. It is a free application and available on the Google Play Store.
Cover image | Ivan Linares
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