Give us a call

Send Us An Email

Master Solutions Blog

Master Solutions has been serving the Naperville area since 1996, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.
Font size: +

These Stats Don’t Bode Well For Mobile Devices In the Workplace

b2ap3_thumbnail_mobile_app_wasting_400.jpgYour mobile phone is meant to be an extension of productivity while you’re out of the office, but some people can’t resist the urge to mess around with the numerous entertainment applications right in front of them. Unfortunately, nowhere is this more true than in the office. What’s that? Your employees don’t waste time with mobile devices? Withhold judgment until you see the statistics. Your people might be wasting more time than you think.

According to a study by The Nielsen Company, the average person spends almost two whole days every month using their mobile devices. The statistics were gathered with Nielsen’s mobile app tracking application, which examines information collected from the fourth quarter of 2014 from 5,000 iOS and Android devices, with users aged 18 or older.

in blog smartphone1

As shown by the statistics, the average amount of time someone spends on their smartphone has drastically increased over the past three years. Of course, 2015 is a new year, but these statistics likely won’t improve. If anything, they’ll increase to exceed the all-important 40 hours. How much money would you lose in a year if every single employee at your office were to get paid one week for doing nothing? This is the cost of smartphone lethargy, and it can be significant.

According to the survey, these are the three top time-wasters on mobile devices: games, music, and videos.

in blog smartphone2

Shocker. Still, what’s more shocking is the noticeable lack of productivity applications in this list. This means that the entertainment value of smartphones is winning, and that’s not good for the Bring Your Own Device revolution. Just because you might take full advantage of the productivity applications on your phone, doesn’t mean that your employees do, too.

Once again, we have to say that the fault for this problem doesn’t lie with the smartphone; rather, the employees using it are the ones abusing the privilege. If your business is supplying them with technology to be more productive, it’s insulting that employees would use that technology to waste time rather than get more work done. Somehow, there has to be a way to minimize the amount of time your employees waste on their device in the workplace.

If this is what you’re looking for, Master Solutions has just the solution. With a mobile device management solution, you can take advantage of whitelisting and blacklisting applications from accessing your company’s network. This helps you minimize the amount of time your employees waste on games and other distractions, as well as minimize accidental data leakage. For more information, give us a call at (630) 495-3830.

×
Stay Informed

When you subscribe to the blog, we will send you an e-mail when there are new updates on the site so you wouldn't miss them.

 

Comments

No comments made yet. Be the first to submit a comment
Guest
Already Registered? Login Here
Guest
Friday, 29 March 2024

Blog Archive

2024
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2014
January
February
March
April
May
July
August
September
October
November
December

Mobile? Grab this Article

QR Code

Customer Login


News & Updates

Master Solutions is proud to announce the launch of our new website at http://www.master-solutions.com. The goal of the new website is to make it easier for our existing clients to submit and manage support requests, and provide more information about our services for ...

Contact us

Learn more about what Master Solutions can do for your business.

Master Solutions
1832 Centre Point Circle Suite 106
Naperville, Illinois 60563