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Andrew Garfield Calls Screen-Time Notifications “Horrific”

8/22/2026

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Andrew Garfield says he runs a secret Instagram account and finds screen-time notifications horrific.
He admits phone addiction while filming “The Magic Faraway Tree.”
“The Magic Faraway Tree” follows a London couple, played by Garfield and Claire Foy, whose kids are tech-addicted.
Judi Dench voiced a smart fridge in the film.
Phones were not banned on set.

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Andrew Garfield says he runs a secret Instagram account and finds screen-time notifications horrific.
He admits phone addiction while filming “The Magic Faraway Tree.”
“The Magic Faraway Tree” follows a London couple, played by Garfield and Claire Foy, whose kids are tech-addicted.
Judi Dench voiced a smart fridge in the film.
Phones were not banned on set.