HMD officially announces new project: inviting parents to create a “children’s only” mobile phone

IT House News on July 24, HMD officially announced a new project today: co-creating a new mobile phone with parents to deal with the impact of smartphones and social applications on children’s mental health.

The Better Phone Project

1. Purpose: As a "smartphone alternative" to help parents control their children's screen time and social media usage.
2. Design: Aimed to solve the problem of information overload and provide "choice and balance".
3. целевая аудитория: “Gen Z who have embraced a digital detox”.
4. Partners: Experts, activists and parent support groups.
5. Survey results: More than half of the 10,000 parents around the world regret allowing their children to be exposed to smartphones at a young age.

6. Impact: Smartphone use has had a negative impact on children in the following areas:

   • Reduced interaction with family (70%)
   • Reduced sleep quality (65%)
   • Reduced time for physical activity (61% )

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