The article is devoted to the study of the needs of modern schoolchildren and students in the daily use of smartphones. Today, considering the emergence of people's dependence on telephones is an important topic in international discourse and generates a lot of controversy and controversy. The aim of the study was to study the importance of mobile phones for modern young people, in particular students of schools, secondary specialized and higher educational institutions, as the most connected and progressive representatives of society in the field of gadgets.
Keywords: smartphone, social network, addiction, internet, time, use.