# Do you use your smartphone while pooping? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 28, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038 "2011-04-28T15:40:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/1 "2011-04-28T15:40:33Z")
> **[Smartphone Users Are Using Their Phones In The Bathroom](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/google-smartphone-user-study_n_854636)** > > Smartphone Users Are Using Their Phones In The Bathroom > [@](#): > > Thirty-nine percent say they’ve used their smartphone while going to the bathroom. I was surprised it was only 39 percent, and I wonder if people aren’t admitting it. I think the best use I’ve got from my Android phones is surfing the web or reading RSS feeds while taking a dump. I use the disinfectant stuff on hands afterwards and on the phone, which likely didn’t get any germs on it to begin with, so I’m not worried about it being unsanitary. No, I did not create this poll while dropping a deuce. I could have, though. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/2 "2011-04-28T15:53:30Z")
Were I not a pretty girl who doesn’t poop, I’m guessing I would occasionally bring it in the bathroom with me, because one needs reading material in the bathroom. At least, that’s what I’ve heard, not having any direct experience myself. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/3 "2011-04-28T15:58:51Z")
There’s an app for that. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/4 "2011-04-28T15:59:43Z")
I don’t have a smartphone, but if I did, I’m pretty sure I’d still use toilet paper. Or is there an app for that now? EDIT: Darn you, **tdn**! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/5 "2011-04-28T16:00:19Z")
I don’t own a smartphone, but if I did I would. I hate having to drop a load without having anything to read! ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/6 "2011-04-28T16:07:36Z")
Certainly. If you’re worried about aerosolized waste getting everywhere, you have bigger things to worry about than the phone alone. I put it away before wiping until after I’ve washed my hands. Haven’t had a problem yet. There’s a certain freedom in being able to watch Youtube videos in the bathroom. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/7 "2011-04-28T16:07:48Z")
I read ebooks on my droid, i do not converse on it. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/8 "2011-04-28T16:18:52Z")
Why else did they invent them? ---
**Author:** ![jacobsta811](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jacobsta811/32/2893_2.png) [@jacobsta811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacobsta811)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/9 "2011-04-28T16:22:01Z")
I voted no, but you need an option for: I think people who sit on the toilet but aren’t actively crapping are weird - its only a two minute max thing for me, if I can’t go I get up and come back later. So people who have time to read, etc, I don’t get. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/10 "2011-04-28T16:23:53Z")
Angry Birds helps me move things along. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/11 "2011-04-28T16:24:45Z")
I never read in the john. I don’t spend enough time in there to get caught up in the story arc. Besides, my mind is focused like a laser beam on the task at hand. ---
**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/12 "2011-04-28T16:31:56Z")
Task at hand? I don’t think I want to know. 😛 I try not to bring my smartphone into the bathroom unless it stays securely in my pocket, not so much because of the germ thing (I close the toilet lid every time before flushing, which also keeps the cat from drinking out of the toilet) but because I am a giant klutz and I don’t wish to ruin it with water. I also don’t put it down in the kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/13 "2011-04-28T16:39:36Z")
I would, but my bathroom is like a Faraday cage. No signal at all. Joe ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/14 "2011-04-28T16:56:25Z")
> [@horsetech](#): > > Task at hand? I don’t think I want to know. Do I have to spell it out for you? Dropping the kids off at the pool. Parking my breakfast. Birthing a brown baby. Shooting some craps. Logging out. Heaving a Havana. Growing a tail. Feeding the fish. Downloading some brownware. Losing a few pounds. Sending cigars back to Cuba. Making butt coffee. Laying some cable. Seriously, I’m expected to do all that AND read Jane Eyre? I think not. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/15 "2011-04-28T17:31:11Z")
I cannot believe I forgot to add a “Yes, I’m pooping right now” option to the poll. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/16 "2011-04-28T17:44:03Z")
All the time. But not right now. As **Bosstone** mentioned, I watch YouTube videos. I also watch some TV episodes via the [TV.com](http://TV.com) app. I surf the web. I’ll read a Kindle book. I’ll play games. Reading magazines is so last millennium. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/17 "2011-04-28T17:47:20Z")
Yes- generally sudoku or porn, weather permitting. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/18 "2011-04-28T17:48:07Z")
Those of you that read/surf, where do you put your device/book/magazine when you’re finishing up? I have no flat surfaces in my bathroom other than the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/19 "2011-04-28T17:50:16Z")
Since I had to, I answered “I don’t poop because I’m a pretty girl.” But the real answer is yes. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038/20 "2011-04-28T17:50:46Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Those of you that read/surf, where do you put your device/book/magazine when you’re finishing up? I have no flat surfaces in my bathroom other than the floor. Phone - Back in my pocket. Anything else - carefully on sink or floor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-smartphone-while-pooping/580038.md?page=2)