Lockdown sends our screentime skyrocketing

Phone users under coronavirus lockdown are reporting significant increases in the amount of time they are spending on their devices. On Sunday, iPhone users received their weekly Screen Time alerts, prompting a surge in social media posts about the knock-on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Other phone tracking apps like YourHour also flooded users with notifications about their phone usage.

The spike in phone use appears to stem from social distancing measures put in place by countries aiming to contain the outbreak.