Source: Fast Company
Summary
Mivo, a new app, aims to help users manage their phone usage. Unlike other apps that block or limit screen time, Mivo lets users decide whether to continue using their phone, promoting awareness of their usage habits. The app’s approach is based on research that suggests people are more likely to change their behavior if they understand why they’re doing something.
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The launch follows a familiar script.
Mivo’s approach to phone addiction sounds like a gentle nudge. It’s an app that helps you manage your screen time, but only if you want it to. Because, you know, awareness is key. The app’s founders claim it’s based on research, because that’s what you do when you launch an app. And, of course, it’s not like we’ve seen this before. “We’re not trying to be the phone police,” they said, which is exactly what the phone police would say.
Author: Evan Null
