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Most American adults use a cell phone (83%), and 43% of cell-phone users have the capability of downloading and using software applications (known as \u201capps\u201d). But just because they can, doesn\u2019t mean they do.Only 29% of all cell-phone users have downloaded an app to their phone. Far more adult cell phone owners use their phones to take pictures (76%) and text message (72%), but app downloading is roughly as common as playing music (33%) or recording a video (34%) on a cell phone. App downloaders are younger, more educated and disproportionately male when compared with the total U.S. adult population. Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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