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on my phone vs in my phone

The correct phrase is 'on my phone.' 'On my phone' is used to indicate that something is happening or being done using the phone as a tool or platform. 'In my phone' is not commonly used in this context, although some people use it when referring to files or pictures that are stored inside a smart phone.
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on my phone

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'on my phone' to indicate that something is happening or being done using the phone as a tool or platform.

Examples:

  • I'm watching a movie on my phone.
  • I have an app on my phone that helps me track my expenses.
  • Can you send me the photos on my phone?
  • I found the information on my phone.
  • She's always on her phone.
  • Aug 8, 2021 ... RILÈSUNDAYZ Season II #16: ON MY PHONE Stone #16 available as a 1 of 1 NFT on https://www.SundayStones.com Song available on all streaming ...
  • Feb 23, 2023 ... When I open Dropbox on my phone and go to FILES and then UPLOAD, I see pictures that I had taken and loaded into Dropbox in order to move them ...
  • Mar 28, 2020 ... ... music: https://goo.gl/B3AWV5 ~ / mkbhd · / mkbhd · / mkbhd. What's On My Phone: 2020! 3.9M views · 4 years ago ...more. Marques Brownlee. 19.6M.
  • Mar 17, 2019 ... The shared calendar is not viewable in the menu in the calendar app on my phone and we have tried unsharing it and re-sharing it without success ...
  • 5 days ago ... The ADM42 keyboard: https://adm42.dev/?ref=3 I recently set up Termux on my phone along with neovim and most of my usual development ...
  • Jan 14, 2023 ... The same document, also dated 02/01/2023, appears in My Drive on my phone. The Drive app is v 2.22.497.2. However, in the Drive app ...
  • Feb 27, 2024 ... So I do this and all my freaking photos and videos are missing on my phone and are on my Google photo account. I still have very little storage ...
  • Nov 9, 2023 ... To many ads appearing on my phone screen that always interrupt me from what ever am doing on my phone... Please help me and unsubscribe all ...
  • Jul 15, 2022 ... It also won't update whcih I think might be a culprit. How do I give myself the permission to edit my own documents on my phone?
  • Feb 7, 2024 ... I've had several instances where emails have appeared on my phone, but not appeared on my PC. When I search within Outlook on the PC, ...

Alternatives:

  • using my phone
  • with my phone
  • through my phone
  • via my phone
  • by using my phone

in my phone

This phrase is not correct in this context. 'In my phone' is not commonly used to indicate using the phone as a tool or platform.

  • Jun 26, 2018 ... How do I stop getting the unwanted photos in my phone. Im just deleting as like in normal way. There will be so many folders created in ...
  • Jun 22, 2023 ... Because this app has been in my phone a long time (rarely used) and I never seen these file before. Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply
  • Jul 25, 2021 ... My computer is not reflecting the google calendar events I create in my phone. My phone updates regularly; it's my computer that is not ...
  • Jan 17, 2023 ... will this work if google photos is the default app in my phone ??? like a pixel phone i have the nothing phone 1 and google photos is the ...
  • Nov 16, 2021 ... GLITCHING Hi, whenever I put my phone password in my phone atomically shuts on and off and does this repeatedly every time it turns back on and ...
  • Mar 24, 2018 ... Which is grammatically correct, “in my phone” or “on my phone”? These examples might help: “I'm speaking on my phone.” “Don't interrupt me, ...
  • Jul 20, 2023 ... I am suddenly seeing crypto photos in my phone that I did not take. Not sure how this is happening. What can I do to protect myself?
  • Mar 16, 2019 ... Later on I realized that skype contacts were present in my phone contacts and eventually found that sync toggle and turned it off. But the skype ...
  • Dec 19, 2019 ... In my phone it comes an missed call first and then it is ringing. From the moment that I did the update for iOS 13, when someone starts to ...
  • Jul 17, 2024 ... A thought crept into my mind: “There is nothing in my phone that I want to look at anymore.” It felt weird, hearing myself think this thought.

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