Mudasir Khazer Rather - Higher Education Department
Shabir Ahmad RAther - University of Kashmir

Smartphones are very important and wonderful communicative tools used by all age grouppeople especially Young generation. Without smartphones, one feels incomplete and it hasbecome the need of hour. It has brought a plethora of information resources within the palm ofones hand and has bridged the communication gap via social networking sites. People remain intouch and come to know every development in all walks of life within no time on social Media.The impact of Smartphones is visible in all areas of life including business, education, health,marketing, social life etc. But it is not out of place to mention here that every technology has itspros and cons within. It has also caused various health hazards and brought miseries to peopleespecially children which include Eye strain, Neck and back pain, Hypertension, etc. The presentstudy is an attempt to explore and examine the impact of Smartphones on the life of younggeneration. A web based literature survey was carried out to find the objectives of the study.Various scholarly databases were accessed to find the most authentic and qualitativeinformation related to the study.

Smartphones, Young Generation, Teens, Mobile phones, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter.