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According to a report by Katadata.co.id, in 2014 there are 325 millions of smartphone users in Indonesia-this outnumbers the 252.16 million of the total population in Indonesia. Similarly, the data by the Ministry of Communication reveal that 321 million of pre-paid mobile service users outnumber those 4.3 million of postpaid service users (from databoks. Katadata.co.id., 2016).
The function of mobile phone has been shifted to wider use; its use is not only as a tool of communication but also as a multifunction device to access the Internet, to play games, to listen to a music, to capture precious moments with its camera (either to take selfies or grouvie pictures), and even to finish a certain assignments. Using the mobile phone for social media purposes, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Path, is the prominent utility of a phone. The more sophisticated a mobile phone is, the more addicted a teen to such a gadget; the massive use of smartphones is illustrated in the following Figure