My smartphone footprint: Bouygues Telecom wants general awareness

The operator launches the My smartphone fingerprint application. Bouygues Telecom’s ambition is to make you aware of your carbon emissions on a daily basis. The goal is to help reduce the CO2 emissions in your habits.

The new technology market is certainly booming, but brands are also becoming aware of their ecological impact. They are now seeking to inform consumers. With its My smartphone imprint application, Bouygues Telecom is aimed at its customers as well as ordinary users. The software is available on the Google Play Store just like the app store.

My smartphone fingerprint recommends that you use the Wi-Fi network for the benefit of 4G

The daily use of a mobile seems trivial to you. In reality, Internet consumption in 4G or even 5G leaves a significant carbon footprint. Reading emails or watching videos have become a habit, but their impact in ecological terms is often abstract. The My smartphone footprint application calculates your carbon consumption in the background via the use of 4G, 5G or even Wi-Fi. In order to help you give a point of comparison, the software offers you equivalences such as the number days of lit LED bulbs. Like applications to reduce energy consumption, it is possible to set goals.

My smartphone imprint also gives you some tips for your daily use. The goal is also to be a teacher. Among the “eco-gestures”, it is possible to favor Wi-Fi to the detriment of 4G. The mobile network consumes four times more energy. It is all the same unfortunate that not all the elements depend on the model of smartphone used. As indicated Amélie Charnay from 01net.com, the consumption of a device also depends a lot on the screen size and the operating system used.

In the department of small gestures for the planet, don’t forget that it is also possible to recycle your old phone. The purchase of refurbished products is also important. Finally, it is possible to buy ecological accessories such as the Green_e charger that MeilleurMobile was able to test.