14 Struggles We’ll Never Have Thanks To Our Smartphones

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1. Carrying quarters for a pay phone.

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The convenience of having a smartphone makes our hearts (and wallets) feel lighter.

2. Receiving messages from a beeper.

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1*1717155*400 means "I miss you"? Whoa, thankfully our smartphones have keyboards that make sending messages a lot easier.

3. Highlighting your route before a road trip.

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The turn-by-turn directions and real-time traffic updates from our phones make traveling painless and much more enjoyable.

4. Strapping a camera over your shoulder every time you go on an adventure.

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That's not a good look! The high-quality camera and filter options in our phones make capturing the perfect photo effortless.

5. Taping the loose pages of your phone book back in.

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No! No! No! That looks like a headache. Our phones hold hundreds of contacts without the mess.

6. Buying CDs for your portable CD player.

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How could they live off such limited options? Thankfully our music libraries hold more albums than we can carry.

7. Figuring out if you have the right angle for your selfies.

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Thank you, front-facing camera! Your clarity and convenience make us happy.

8. Wondering if the person you’re waiting for will ever show.

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Running late? Not a problem! Making plans and meeting with friends is stress free when you can reach them immediately with your smartphone.

9. Replaying the same preinstalled games.

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Let's see how many times you can make it to level four.

10. Repressing your random thoughts.

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Wow, we've grown accustomed to updating our social pages whenever we want to share a random thought or experience. The idea of sharing it only with our notebook sounds ludicrous.

11. Flipping through an encyclopedia for answers.

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What?! Searching the web on our smartphones literally makes finding the answer you need a breeze.

12. Grabbing a newspaper or magazine for your commute.

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Grabbing a newspaper? We couldn't just use an app?

13. Waiting on snail mail.

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The thought of waiting a week to get mail is a headache. Our smartphones immediately send us alerts whenever we get an email, text, video message, or phone call.

14. Panicking because your wristwatch battery has died.

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Yikes! Our smartphones warn us before it's about to die so we can plan accordingly.

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