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5 Reasons You Need a Filter on Your Phone: Marriage, Friends, Kids and More

A phone with no limits gives you everything, including things you never meant to see or spend time on. Here are five reasons people choose a filtered phone.

1. Your marriage

A phone is always in reach, and it's easy for it to come between spouses, whether through distraction at the dinner table, late-night scrolling or content a partner doesn't want in the home. Many couples find it easier to agree on a phone with no open browser or social media than to rely on promises. Removing the temptation protects trust.

2. Your friendships

Being half-present with friends is a quiet way to lose them. A phone without feeds to check means more of your attention is on the person in front of you.

3. Your kids

Children learn from what we do. If your teen has a restricted phone, using one yourself is consistent. And a filtered phone for a child means no open door to the internet. See the dangers of unfiltered smartphones for kids.

4. Your focus and work

Constant notifications and feeds break up the day. Without a browser and social apps, it's easier to finish what you start.

5. Your time

Most people don't decide to lose an hour to scrolling. It just happens. A filter takes the decision out of the moment. See signs you're spending too much time on your phone.

A filter you can't just switch off

Filters that live on an open phone can be uninstalled or reset. A Grow Phone is a real Samsung Galaxy smartphone with the browser and open app store removed, and factory reset is blocked, so the protections can't be removed by resetting the phone. You keep the apps you choose. For pricing, Grow Control membership and app compatibility, see the Grow Phone page.

See the Grow Phone lineup.

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