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title: "Cell Phones: They’re For More Than Just Making Calls"
description: "Fully 85% of American adults own a cell phone, and the devices have become a portal for an ever-growing list of activities. Taking photos and texting top the list."
date: "2012-11-25"
authors:
  - name: "Michael Suh"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/2012/11/25/cell-phone-use-its-more-than-about-just-making-calls/"
---

# Cell Phones: They’re For More Than Just Making Calls