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@inproceedings{Hasan:2021:10.20380/GI2021.07,
author = {Hasan, Khalad and Mondal, Debajyoti and Khatra, Karanmeet and Ahlstr{\"o}m, David and Neustaedter, Carman},
title = {CoAware: Designing Solutions for Being Aware of a Co-Located Partner’s Smartphone Usage Activities},
booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2021},
series = {GI 2021},
year = {2021},
issn = {0713-5424},
isbn = {978-0-9947868-6-9},
location = {Virtual Event},
pages = {46 -- 55},
numpages = {10},
doi = {10.20380/GI2021.07},
publisher = {Canadian Information Processing Society},
}
Abstract
There is a growing concern that smartphone usage in front of family or friends can be bothersome and even deteriorate relationships. We report on a survey examining smartphone usage behavior and problems that arise from overuse when partners (married couples, common-law relationships) are co-located. Results show that people have various expectations from their partner, and often feel frustrated when their partner uses a smartphone in front of them. Study participants also reported a lack of smartphone activity awareness that could help decide when or how to communicate expectations to the partner. This motivated us to develop an app, CoAware, for sharing smartphone activity-related information between partners. In a lab study with couples, we found that CoAware has the potential to improve smartphone activity awareness among co-located partners. In light of the study results, we suggest design strategies for sharing smartphone activity information among co-located partners.