Restrictions on mobile phone use

Restrictions on the use of mobile phones are applied in a number of different contexts, often with the goal of health, safety, security or proper functioning of an establishment, or as a matter of etiquette. Such contexts include:

• Mobile phones on aircraft – often restricted for a combination of safety, technical and social factors.
  • Airplane mode – a specific setting on many devices that suspends transmission of RF signals.
• Mobile phones and driving safety – use of mobile phones while driving is widely regarded as dangerous due to distraction, and as such is criminalised in many jurisdictions
  • Restrictions on cell phone use while driving in the United States – comprehensive summary of restrictions by state
  • Texting while driving – a specific subset of the main issue.
• Mobile phones in prisons – use by inmates is restricted or prohibited to control access to the outside world.
• Mobile phone use in schools – use by students is sometimes restricted. Competing needs and goals, such as child safety, media literacy and prevention of bullying make the issue controversial.
• Mobile phone etiquette – the rapid adoption of mobile phones has exposed the implicit rules of courtesy and opened them to re-evaluation.
• Screen time § Limitations on screen time – placing limits on mobile phone screen time to avoid physical and mental health issues
• Wireless device radiation and health – some restrictions on usage have been proposed to avoid potential over-exposure to wireless radiation

See also

• Digital media use and mental health – excessive use of mobile phones can lead to mental health issues
• Mobile phone jammer – a device to interrupt or block mobile phone signals in an area, with varying legality..
• Mobile phone § Use – general discussion of the uses of mobile phones, including some restrictions or limitations.