apushata: if you accept the idea that davening is “us talking to Hashem” while learning is “Hashem talking to us” then learning , especially while waiting for the shliach tzibur, or bain gavra l’gavra is just a shift in the conversation. Looking at one’s phone messages, or actually typing an emails during davening is a chutzpa beyond belief. I have no problem with someone davening from a phone . (personally I never carry a phone exempt on busniuss trips… and I still don’t know how to text.)
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