3.2.4. Convenience

Participants cited essential daily communication including telephone calls and text-messaging, connecting through social media networks, easy access to information, and photography, for example, "*If you need to know where a street is you can just google it. Taking photos of my child, sending them to di*ff*erent people would be an advantage and most importantly, if there's an emergency I can call someone*." (P19).

In addition, other activities were web browsing for news, sports scores, attending to work-related matters, or activities for personal "admin", such as banking, shopping and coordinating services such as car repairs. The ability to undertake these activities anytime, anywhere *"I guess you can multitask, you can get those little things done when you have a chance"* (P20) contributed to the convenience and the need to carry a mobile device.
