Publication Date
2019
Journal or Book Title
Royal Society Open Science
Abstract
We find evidence to support common behaviour in smartphone usage based on analysis of application (app) switching. This is an overlooked aspect of smartphone usage that gives additional insight beyond screen time and the particular apps that are accessed. Using a dataset of usage behaviour from 53 participants over a six-week period, we find strong similarity in the structure of networks built from app switching, despite diversity in the apps used, and the volume of app switching. App switch networks exhibit small-world, broad-scale network features, with a rapid popularity decay, suggesting that preferential attachment may drive next-app decision-making.
ISSN
2054-5703
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190018
Volume
6
Issue
3
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Turner, Liam D.; Whitaker, Roger M.; Allen, Stuart M.; Linden, David E. J.; Tu, Kun; and Towsley, Don, "Evidence to support common application switching behaviour on smartphones" (2019). Royal Society Open Science. 1340.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190018