[Serious]Smartphones generally make things easier, but are there some things they make harder?

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Being ok with not knowing some random factoid. It's hard to resist looking up the name of that guy in that one movie or the year some event happened when you know the answer is right in your pocket.

Getting people to actually talk on the phone

For me, it makes it harder to solve conflict with someone, especially over text. You can't really tell tone of voice over text unless you are really explicit, so the receiver ends up reading in whichever tone they choose, and if someone is already upset beforehand, a lot of miscommunication can happen.

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The ability to socialise. On a serious note, I have spent many hours with people who don't communicate and just sit on their phone. Stop having a full conversation with someone on the phone by texting, if you are with other people. It's rude.

Being productive or working or studying in any useful way...just so distracting.

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