Despite being right handed, it feels more comfortable to place my phone in my left front pocket. Maybe because having a wallet in my right pocket predates using mobile phones. What feels most natural for you?

    • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      I do the same, but years ago I used to do phone in right and keys in left. Then I realized I always needed my keys in my right hand to start my car, so I switched to phone in left and keys in right.

      But now I just realized that I’ve had a keyless ignition for several years now and don’t have any reason to keep it this way. I feel like I’m living a lie. Oh God, what am I doing with my life??

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      2 years ago

      Same, except I’ll clip my keys onto my belt loop like a janitor lol. Keeping them in my pocket with my wallet gets too bulky and they feel safer clipped in.

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    2 years ago

    Left (non-dominant), though I’ve really started to resent having to carry one everywhere. Contemplating ways to replace it with a smartwatch for most situations, if that’s even doable

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      Yes, it may be doable, depending on your use case. Aside from reading/browsing, most of my “phone” activity is through my watch. (I don’t have a cellular connection so my phone has to be nearby but I assume watches that do are functionally equivalent)

      However actually talking is a weak spot. I can make and receive calls through my watch but sound is horrible

  • samtheeagle@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Right front. I only carry a small card wallet so both go in together fine. Keys and other scratchy stuff in the left.

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    2 years ago

    Left, despite being right handed. I’m deaf in my right ear, and while I don’t make many phone calls these days, but it’s a habit that formed in my flip phone days.

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    2 years ago

    Phone by itself in left front pocket, facing leg. Keys and sundry in right front, wallet in back right, receipts in back left.

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    2 years ago

    Right front is ONLY for my phone. Nothing else. Trash goes to my right back pocket when there is no bin around and everything else is in my backpack since I do not own (and actually not even want) a car.

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      Agreed on front right solely for phone. Front left is wallet and keys. Back left is the trash pocket. Back right is the utility pocket. Water bottle at a concert, garden gloves if I need to take them off for a bit, various hardware bits and bobs during house repair.

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    2 years ago

    As a bisexual i mean ambidextrous person I keep it in my left front pocket or right back pocket

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    2 years ago

    Nice job OP! Not only is this not a stupid question, this is in fact a fantastic question! Kudos to you!

    My phone goes in my left pocket, and I usually hold it with my left hand since I use a swipe keyboard to type, and I’m right handed. My front right is for my money clip, which also contains a few important plastic cards. This was a huge change for me. Keeping cash and cards and nothing else. Absolutely liberating to not have a wallet taking up pocket space.

    My keys dangle at my right hip.

    Context: I’m a man, and only wear shorts or pants with pockets. I also only buy phones that fit easily into my pockets, so never the extra mega ones.

    I’m glad to see how many of us there are that have a system!

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      2 years ago

      Lol this is wild. I am right handed, hold with right hand, use right front pocket, and use right thumb to Swype text. This is like a way more interesting “do you sit to wipe or stand” question.

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        We’re all different! Which is awesome. My giant thumbs just aren’t as precise. I can do it, but it’s so much easier with the tip of my index.

        I’m glad to meet a fellow swiper though! Nice to meet you 956¡ In the wild I only ever meet people who double thumb it like animals, or people who recognize that double thumbing is ridiculous and either voice type or slow type a short message. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who swipes every time. I’ve met a few people who tried it and thought it was too hard, and I get that. But holding my phone in front of me with both hands to type with my two thumbs just makes no sense to me.

        If dedicated thumb types out there feel called out, that is my intent! Our thumbs are awesome, but they are not ideal for tapping tiny things precisely. That’s just not what they evolved to do!! There’s even a saying about being “all thumbs,” which refers to being clumsy. Don’t be all thumbs! Swipe!

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    2 years ago

    Front left, because I’m left handed. My wallet and keys go in the front right pocket - I almost never use the back pockets unless I’m wearing cargo shorts and carrying a ton of stuff for some reason.

  • WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social
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    The phone pocket. IME, pant manufactures put it on the right. If I wear pants without a phone pocket, then left pocket because wallet/keys are in my right pocket. When I use to wear pants without a phone pocket, it was inconsistent what went where. Just tried to keep phone and keys in opposites.