My sister is 14 years old — and constantly glued to her phone.
She and I are both iPhone users, but the apps I can't live without don't seem to demand the same kind of time commitment as hers do.
The apps my sister uses are all about communication. While Venmo, Google Maps and the Chase app are super important to me, my 14-year-old sister is far less concerned with convenience and far more concerned with getting in touch with people.
Here are the apps this particular teenager — and many others like her — can't live without.
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Snapchat
Ever since Snapchat launched its streaks feature, having long streaks has gotten so important that my sister is constantly Snapchatting to maintain her streaks. Texting through the Snapchat app is also a popular option, especially since the messages disappear. My sister claims Snapchat is a great way to keep up with friends, especially her camp friends that live far away. Not only that, Snapchat's "Discover" page is her primary news source.
FaceTime
Gone are the days of memorizing your best friend's phone number or racing to the ringing home phone before your parents could pick it up. It's all about FaceTime now and my sister seems to constantly talk to people on it. In fact, for a short amount of time, our Apple IDs got mixed up and my phone was blowing up with my sister's friends trying to contact her via FaceTime. She's a big fan of the app and claims she uses it to "study" with her friends.
Facebook/Messenger
When my sister started high school back in September, she quickly learned she had to get on Facebook. But for her, it has nothing to do with posting pictures or status updates. My sister is on Facebook because many of the clubs she is part of, including Model United Nations and the high school newspaper, use Facebook and Facebook Messenger to communicate information about deadlines and meeting times.
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