From sending a message to the wrong person to taking an accidental selfie – and it seems they’re more likely to happen at Christmas
The most common technology mishaps have been unveiled, with sending a message to the wrong person and accidentally taking a selfie leading the pack.
A study of 2,000 adults revealed that other frequent faux pas include mistakenly calling the wrong person and treating a video FaceTime call as an audio one.
Nearly one in five (19%) respondents admitted to being locked out of an online account due to repeatedly forgetting their login details, while a quarter confessed to unintentionally deleting a text, email, or voicemail that later proved to be important.
The research, commissioned by giffgaff, found that Baby Boomers were the most prone to such errors, with 31% conceding they no longer consider themselves “tech-savvy.”
The festive season appears to increase the likelihood of mobile mistakes. One in ten participants admitted to forgetting their phone’s passcode and locking themselves out.
Meanwhile, 22% confessed they were prone to making spelling errors in social media captions, and 13% admitted to mistakenly sending a squinty-eyed DM to the wrong recipient.
A spokesperson for giffgaff commented: “The festive season is all about connecting with friends and family, not worrying about making a mobile blunder.
“We want everyone to see the power of connectivity in whatever they’re doing, even if it’s a mistake that you can hopefully laugh about eventually.”
The study also disclosed that alcohol often contributes to tech mishaps, with one in six (16%) confessing they’ve sent a message they ‘shouldn’t have’ to a partner, ex, or friend while intoxicated.
To avoid common blunders, over half (56%) of those surveyed said they take extra time to double-check messages before pressing send.
Some resort to more extreme measures, 15% of Brits turn their phone off to avoid writing any risqué messages and 11% enabling airplane mode to prevent regrettable errors.
However, some mistakes are unavoidable, as Abby MacDonald found out when her boyfriend unintentionally purchased a counterfeit iPhone with incorrect emojis.
Abby, a TikTok content creator, posted her reaction to the gaffe online, where her video has amassed over 439,000 views.
“At first, we couldn’t believe that my boyfriend had been sold a fake iPhone or that it was even a thing,” she expressed.
“He was definitely in denial, thinking it just needed an update. But as we flicked through the phone, we definitely saw the funny side, especially when emojis didn’t quite look right.”
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