As per a survey conducted in August 2020, smartphone users in India spent a majority of time during the COVID-19 pandemic, that is ** percent of the overall time spent on their smartphones, on chatting or Voice over Internet Protocol services. Meanwhile, video streaming accounted for ** percent of the time spent. On average, Indian smartphone users spent a little over hours on their phones per day during that period.
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Nielsen. (August 27, 2020). Distribution of time spent on smartphones in India as of August 2020, by activity [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 19, 2026, from /statistics/1242438/india-daily-smartphone-usage-by-activity/
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