More than two MILLION Brits admit they ‘can’t go a day without their smartphones’

An estimated 2.4 million people in the UK are unable to go a whole day without their mobile phones.

A survey by Save the Children revealed that about 43 million people in Britain use their smartphones regularly.

The charity has designated October 7 as “Phoneless Friday” in a bid to make us put down our phones to raise money.

Save the Children is asking people to leave their mobiles at home and donate £5 to the charity.

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According to its survey of more than 2,000 adults, smartphone users would pay an average of £47 to retrieve their device if they lost it.

Almost all of those surveyed (97%) said breaking up with a partner via text was unacceptable, yet an estimated four million people have experienced this.

Two out of three people said texting while talking to someone was ruder than not giving up a seat on public transport for someone who needs it.

A similar percentage said they were frustrated by people talking loudly on their phones on public transport.

About 17% of those surveyed admitted they had walked into something while using their smartphones and 19% have sent an embarrassing text to the wrong person.

Comedian Dom Joly, famous for his giant mobile phone sketch on Trigger Happy TV, is an ambassador for Save the Children.

“Phoneless Friday is giving people the chance to get back to the simpler time of pigeon carriers and paper map reading whilst feeling great about ignoring your friends, because it’s all for an incredibly worthy cause,” he said.

Save the Children fundraising director Nick Jones said: “Phoneless Friday is a fun new fundraiser to challenge people to get their friends together, give up their phones for one day, and donate.

“Whether at work, at home or in the pub, we’ve all got that one mate who is glued to their phone, so it’s about watching them squirm as they long to check Instagram, or watching them try and work out how to get somewhere without their map app.”

For more information, go to phonelessfriday.org.uk.

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