Thank you for taking part in our survey! The research is undertaken by the Computer Science departments at the Universities of Patras, Greece and Oulu, Finland. We are trying to develop new apps that will help mobile users reduce the annoyance of notifications, and your answers will help us greatly in trying to better understand this problem.

The survey will take you about 10-15 minutes to complete.

It requires typing written answers to 10 questions, so it will probably be easier to fill it in using your desktop or laptop computer, instead of a mobile or tablet.

Before proceeding, please ensure that you have enough time and are in a comfortable place to complete it undisturbed.  The questionnaire is available until October 31st 2018, so if you don't have time to complete it now, you can come back any time until then.

The information you provide here is strictly anonymous and will be privately kept in a secure server for analysis. We will not share your information with any third parties. We may use this information for publishing research papers, but we will only report aggregate statistics and no individual will be personally identifiable.

If you have any issues or questions please contact us:
Andreas Komninos, University of Patras: akomninos@ceid.upatras.gr
Aku Visuri, University of Oulu: aku.visuri@oulu.fi

When using our mobile phones, we receive a number of notifications on a daily basis. Sometimes, to avoid unwanted interruptions, attention, to take others into consideration, or to keep these notifications private to ourselves, we might switch our mobile to a quiet mode (e.g. vibrating only, or completely silent without sound or vibration).

Please take a few minutes to tell us what you think about the possibility of switching your mobile to a quiet mode. There are no right or wrong responses; we are merely interested in your personal opinions. In response to the questions below, please list the thoughts that come immediately to mind.

Write each thought on a separate line.

Three to six thoughts (one per line) are enough for each question.