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Older adults in the US are typically slower to adopt newer technologies than their younger counterparts. This has been particularly true with mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. However, a survey from December 2019 found that Americans 50 years and older are increasing their use of these devices. 
The 2020 Tech and the 50+ Survey from AARP found that smartphone adoption has increased to 86% among US adults in their 50s and 81% among adults in their 60s. In 2014, only 48% percent of those age 50 and older owned smartphones. In addition, this age group has increased their use of tablets to 52% in 2019 from 30% in 2014.
How are older Americans using these devices? The survey found these results:
The survey data came from 2,607 US adults age 50 and over who responded to the survey.
