I keep seeing reddit and TikTok posts of people using their boarding pass as mobile phone holders so that they can enjoy the in-flight entertainment without using their hands. From what I can see, it is still kind of uncomfortable because the device is hanging down below eye level and you can't tilt the screen to a better viewing angle either.
I haven't travelled overseas for a while, but I used to remember when the seats were designed to be more device friendly for travellers, and it is disappointing to see that you have to either use your hands to hold the device for hours to enjoy a movie. I seem to recall that some airlines had seat where the back of the headrest folds out a little bit so you can rest BYO devices on it (don't think I can find a reference to it now).
I looked up a few websites to see if there are good phone holders that might be compact enough say to fit into your wallet or passport, but most of the phone holders I have see are designed to fit on cars and have pretty big form factors so you can't just tuck it away somewhere. I guess this is why people are using boarding passes or even the sick bag.
For the seasoned travellers out there, do you have a favourite gadget or solution for this?
EDIT: I just saw something on Amazon called Trek Stand Hands Free Cellphone Holder & Tablet Stand that looked reasonably practical to use, so I have just put an image here without the link
