How many here take their phones into the bedroom when retiring for the night???

[a kennedy]

I leave mine out by the chair I usually use during the day, not taken it into the bedroom, who else??

[MiHale]

1. Just like you...👍

[pdxflyboy]

2. I use the alarm function,

So, yes I take it into my bedroom. I switch off the ringer, but the alarm clock sounds still work.

[CurtEastPoint]

10. Ditto

[SheltieLover]

16. Same here.

[lastlib]

20. .

I use the alarm function to wake up, and put it on a stand to charge at night.

[milestogo]

22. Me too.

[mike_c]

38. yep, it's my clock

I use "Do Not Disturb" between 9:00 PM and 9:00 AM, so any calls go straight to voicemail, which I generally don't access anyway , and I don't use any other phone functions in bed. At night, it's just a face-down clock on my nightstand.

I dislike my phone, but I'll be damned if I'll buy a separate alarm clock when I paid so much for the freakin' phone!

[pfitz59]

54. Same

Also, family crosses several time zones.

[calguy]

3. I put mine under my pillow

Because I use it to set my alarm to wake up.

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. Very rarely do I do that

Only if there's something critical going on within the family---as in, if someone is hospitalized in serious condition, or something like that. Otherwise, only if my husband is away.

[Ocelot II]

5. It's my only phone, so yes, I keep it with me in case of some emergency

like a fire or a break-in or if I get sick. I also sometimes use it as an alarm clock.

[spooky3]

31. Ditto. I wear an Apple Watch with fall detection as another safety net. Nt

[Nittersing]

6. I did when my mom was in assisted living.

Have left it in the living room since the day she died.

[Ocelot II]

33. I got in the habit of always having mine on me when my dad was in assisted living

because I'd get at least one call a day from him or his carers and there was always a problem I had to deal with. I never got out of the habit even after he passed away, and especially now that I've ditched my landline the phone is near me all the time.

[Ziggysmom]

7. I take mine, plus I have a work phone I need nearby for when I am on call for work.

I used to have my phone in bed with me when my husband was in a nursing home. I’ve heard that is not healthy. I have not seen the results of studies on cell phones causing cancer and other health problems.

[Emile]

8. We never take it to the bedroom. No TV allowed in the bedroom too.

We used to go to bed, and fall right off to sleep. Wake up in the middle of the night with the TV still on. Fumble around in the dark looking for the remote, and end up being wide awake without a good night of sleep.

[wcmagumba]

9. I keep my phone on a stand next to the bed at night along with a Chromebook PC, TV remote and glasses...

I'll use it to check the time, weather, news and whatnot...Before retiring one of my jobs was at a good sized hospital in the computer operations department where we monitored over a dozen screens with info on the hospital computers and also several remote clinics related to the hospital and their functions, backups, faxes and other stuff. I like keeping informed...just me...

[GreenWave]

11. Nope! Sleep in heavenly peace.

[YepYep]

12. I do

As a retired teacher, who substitute teaches occasionally, I need to have my phone on to pick up jobs at 5:00 to 6:00 am. Unfortunately, I have friends who like to post witty comments at 1:00 or 2:00 am. GRRRR.

[dickthegrouch]

24. Set the "Do not Disturb" schedule on a per day basis

Apple has that setting, don't know if android does.

Do not disturb has the side effect of no longer showing new message dots on the app icon, so you might miss some, because that notification is silenced too.

I use DND as well as mute to prevent interruptions at all sorts of times.

[3catwoman3]

13. Another alarm clock function user here.

[LeftInTX]

14. If i want to sleep late, I leave it out of my room. If I need to get up, I set the alarm and put it next to my bed

[House of Roberts]

15. The only time I keep it next to my bed is in case of bad weather.

If a tornado alarm goes off then I can see if I need to take shelter.

[patphil]

17. I have a land line, so I don't need to keep my cell phone in my bedroom. I leave it in the living room.

The land line is useful for calls that aren't necessarily to one or the other of us.

[Grim Chieftain]

18. My husband and I both take our phones to the bedroom

If we have to get up in the middle of the night, we use the flashlight function so we don't trip over the dogs.

[CountAllVotes]

19. I do not have one

However, I have an extension to my landline next to my bed. I turn the ring OFF when I care to do so. Same goes for the old answering machine in the kitchen.

I do not like ringing phones at night when I am in bed asleep.

[kimbutgar]

21. I keep my phone downstairs in my kitchen

Only my iPad stays in my room and I’m thinking about also keeping it downstairs in my house. I also have an alarm clock and a landline in my bedroom.

[LogDog75]

23. I turn my phone off and charge it while I sleep

I wear a smart watch when I sleep so I can track my sleep and how much deep sleep I get. I used to keep my phone on when I slept but too often I'd get a text or email from a company or someone late at night which would cause my smart watch to vibrate waking me up. I've never had a text or email that needed an immediate response so I turn my watch off and if someone needs to call me late at night they can call me on my landline.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

25. Mine stays on the desk in the living room.

(btw) I DON'T have a smart phone, I have a TCL FLIP phone.
It's all I want or need.

(Then I read in bed.)

[rsdsharp]

26. My wife does, I don't.

[underpants]

27. I do. Why wouldn't you? Alarm, emergency at home or a dreaded call.

[Ocelot II]

29. I should think that having some kind of communication device in your bedroom is essential.

If you have a landline phone nearby you probably don't need your cellphone, but if you don't have a landline any more (I ditched it some years ago when I realized that it had become just a conduit for telemarketers), the cellphone is the only way you can get help if you need it, especially if you live alone. Fire? Burglar breaking in? Sudden illness? How are you going to get to the cellphone you left downstairs in the living room to call the fire department if your house is on fire and your room is full of smoke? Or, are you going to ask the burglar in your living room to hold off for a minute while you get the cellphone off the coffee table and call the police? Having a heart attack and can't even breathe let alone get out of bed, walk down the steps in the dark, find the phone and call an ambulance? Seems kind of insane to me not to keep the phone in the bedroom if it's the only one you have.

[underpants]

35. I don't go anywhere without my phone for all those reasons

And ABC Always Be Charging. From my laptop at work, plug in in the car, the chair I’m sitting in right now (electric recliner with a USB port).

My phone doesn’t hold a charge very well but I like the size. I keep the ringer off - way too many loan calls.

[Deuxcents]

32. I do, too, for the same reasons. I have emergency alerts on but I silence the ringer

[-misanthroptimist]

28. On my nightstand every night recharging

OTOH, it's not unusual for me to leave it home when I leave. I hate the damned things and resent that they are a necessity these days.

[aeromanKC]

30. It's my bedside clock/alarm

Of course, I always wake up before the alarm goes off though.

[Bluestocking]

34. I keep it on the nightstand charging overnight

I also use it for audiobooks before bed and I check DU before going to bed. It is also my alarm clock. I have no friends so no one calls or texts me in the middle of the night. My iPhone is always with me.

[chia]

36. On my nightstand or on the bed. I don't have a landline, I need to know if someone in the family has an emergency.

[Polybius]

37. I put it on the charger on my night table before going to bed

This way it's at 100% when I wake up, and there next to me for potential emergencies.

[Polly Hennessey]

39. I do. It is on the nightstand. Want it close in case I need to call 911,

I can see the exact time, in the morning I check the weather. Occasionally, I will turn the darn thing completely off. I often remember times past when we had no cell phones. We did manage to function and live happy lives. 🤗🤷🏼

[CTyankee]

45. I had 3 cell phones before I just gave up. But I'm old and near a land line phone all the time in my retirement

apartment. And I don't get a lot of calls.

[fargone]

40. In the living room being charged

Unless I need to set an alarm for early arrisal.

[Kali]

41. I wish I could ditch my phone!

gotta be available for emergencies, usually cows on interstate that I can't actually do much about in the dark but the cops sure want you do come stand around with them.

[Morbius]

44. Yeah.

I'm on 24 hour call, have been for over 14 years. Don't often get a call at night, but it still happens.

[Skittles]

42. my phone is never in the bedroom

but then, 99% of the time it never leaves my living room either

I have never wanted people to find me 24X7

[ProfessorGAC]

43. I Charge It On The Night Stand

My wife does too, on the other nightstand.
So, both of us have it right there.
When I was working I got calls from a dozen different time zones, so I had to have it handy.
Just got in the habit of always having it nearby.

[niyad]

46. My phone is on the charger on my nightstand right next to me for

many reasons. Emergencies. Time. Reading at 3am, or talking to a friend. And the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REASON-- the call we are ALL waiting for!

[TommieMommy]

47. Nope, stays in the kitchen

[tornado34jh]

48. I do. I live near a very busy road in Orlando

I have to have a white noise app with Bluetooth headphones to block outside noise in my bedroom.

[Marthe48]

49. I take mine with me

but I turn the volume down. I don't use it in my room, except if I need an alarm.

[yellowdogintexas]

50. if I am using it as an alarm clock then I do. nt

[RandySF]

51. I keep mine close at all times since my dad became ill.

[Historic NY]

52. My phone shuts down until 8am. I keep it on a the night in event I need 911

[RockRaven]

53. I use the alarm clock six days/week, so it goes on the bedside table, within reach.

I no longer have/use an alarm clock radio.

Also, it is a backup light source (instead of a flashlight) if the power goes out. Good enough to get out of bed and safely over to where I keep the proper flashlights.

[Phentex]

55. I generally don't know where my phone is most of the time

no one should ever use me as an emergency contact!

[beaglelover]

56. I do because I use it as my alarm clock.

[Iggo]

57. It's my alarm clock.

Also, my office is in my bedroom anyway.

[Figarosmom]

58. Well, yeah, what would be the point of having

Emergency notification if I don't keep it next to me?