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# Writing: Text that is typed and erased remains on the phones hard drive. This text potentially involves an issue of writing (Koseiv), erasing (Mochek)  and improving the functionality of the phone (Metaken).  
# Writing: Text that is typed and erased remains on the phones hard drive. This text potentially involves an issue of writing (Koseiv), erasing (Mochek)  and improving the functionality of the phone (Metaken).  
# Sounds: Sounds are made when a user notifies or is notified of new messages, etc. This is a potential issur derabanon of making noise (Hashma'as Kol) which is assur.<Ref>Rama 245</ref>
# Sounds: Sounds are made when a user notifies or is notified of new messages, etc. This is a potential issur derabanon of making noise (Hashma'as Kol) which is assur.<Ref>Rama 245</ref>
# Screen: Turning the screen on and off is similar to turning a regular light on and off  - this can be an issur derabanon of making a fire (Mavir) according to some Poiskim. <ref>See Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu's shiur (yutorah) on tablets on Shabbat for the army.</ref>
# Screen: Turning the screen on and off is similar to turning a regular light on and off  - this can be an issur derabanon of making a fire (Mavir) according to some Poiskim. <ref>See Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu in [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/803195/Rabbi_Shmuel_Eliyahu/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%99_%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9_%D7%91%D7%98%D7%90%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%98_%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99_%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%94_%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%AA a shiur on yutorah.org] about using tablets on Shabbat for the Magen Dovid Adom.</ref>
# Charging: When you plug the wall charger into or out of the phone, according to The Chazon Ish (a da’as yochid) you are building and breaking a circuit and violative of the issur of Boineh and Soisair.
# Charging: When you plug the wall charger into or out of the phone, according to The Chazon Ish you are building and breaking a circuit and violative of the issur of Boineh and Soisair.
===Halachic Status of the App===
===Halachic Status of the App===
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