Maps.

Look up word etymology. Also kanji and language studies. You don’t need a language program like memorize, you can just study words.

Listen to ABC Listen podcasts and live. Listen to my music. Listen to audiobooks.

Camera. Photos and occasional video. I have been photographing some of my garden, same plants each day to show growth.

Stay in touch with friends and family on Telegram, or just with a phonecall.

I know people who use their phone for money but I don’t do that. It does contain my drivers licence though. I prefer the licence itself, that said, I don’t want to hand over my unlocked phone.

Nothing, really. I only check the chats with my best friends, look at the time, and check the school timetable (I do have it on paper, but they always make some changes and then I’m the idiot for going to the wrong class…)

Mostly multi-factor authentication for my day job, because I work for a bunch of cunts who won’t spring for a company phone for company apps. The only reason I even have an iPhone is that my mobile provider was giving 'em away for free while forcing people to upgrade to 5G devices.

And if I ever get to retire, first thing I’m doing is getting rid of my phone and home internet connection. If I need internet I’ll use a VPN over free wifi at the public library.

Pretty much just communication and occasionally looking up some info. I save gaming and everything else for the computer. Phones are portable, but they are pretty awful for anything beyond the basics. Plus, if I’m out and about, I want to be there, not on my phone.

Productive is not what I’d call what I do but anyway: I don’t follow things that make me miserable or even just “people”. My feeds are full of all kinds of fun stuff, like my fandoms or science or art. So I don’t ever “doom scroll”, really, but read about what other people thought about that newest episode or some new thought they had about an ancient episode or general fan squealing about a ship or the newest weird findings about spinosaurus or ‘look at these new photos Perseverance has taken’ or ‘look at this detail in this awesome painting’ or ‘this is how to improve this aspect in your drawings’.

Yes I am on tumblr. Yes I am on tumblr too much.

I’ve been playing chess and chess puzzles.

Way too much music and occasionally working on some personal writing projects that don’t end up anywhere because I have started so many that I lose interest in an idea/story.

Honestly, since Reddit became dead to me, I spend a lot less time on my phone overall. Aside from the things you mention, I usually keep an eye on my work emails and messages, just in case there’s something I need to be ready for in the morning.

Aside from that, my phone’s primary purpose during personal hours is to use IMDb to settle friendly disputes with my wife in front of the TV. ;)

learning spanish on duolingo because of travel plans

I don’t find much use for a phone. Mobile banking and web browsing is pretty much all I use it for. Don’t worry about being productive its a never ending hill to climb. Do what you need to do then enjoy the rest of your day

Pull it out. Look at the time. Remember I didn’t want to doomscroll. Put it back. Repeat.

I mean… there’s porn