A Study on Android Mobile Addiction: Is It Really Exists or Not

Aims: The aim of this paper was to review the relevant literature on the topic of Mobile addiction and determine whether this disorder exists or not. Methods: To review quantitative and qualitative studies on android mobile addiction and analyzed their methods and conclusions to make a determination on the suitability of the diagnosis “addiction” to excessive and problematic mobile use. Results: The behaviors observed in the research could be better labeled as problematic or maladaptive android mobile use and their consequences do not meet the severity levels of those caused by addiction. Although the majority of research in the field declares that android mobile addiction are addictive or takes the existence of mobile  addiction as granted, we did not find sufficient support from the addiction perspective to confirm the existence of android mobile addiction at this time. Discussion and conclusions: We recommend that problematic technology use is to be studied in its sociocultural context with an increased focus on its compensatory functions, motivations, and gratifications. Addiction is a disorder with severe effects on physical and psychological health. A behavior may have a similar presentation as addiction in terms of excessive use, impulse control problems, and negative consequences, but that does not mean that it should be considered an addiction. We propose moving away from the addiction framework when studying technological behaviors and using other terms such as “problematic use” to describe them.