Turkey photos and texts at 8.24am... appy Christmas!

A STAGGERING 100 million photos of Christmas dinners will be posted online this year.

According to a new survey, the average adult will use a smartphone to interact with 25 people on Christmas Day – typically sending their first festive message at 8.24am.

Britons then struggle to put their phones down. Even on Christmas Day, people will trawl through social media, check their emails and indulge in some online dating.

The poll of 2,000 adults found those aged 25 to 34 spend by far the most time staring at their screen over Christmas. A quarter of them will check their mobiles during a Christmas Day walk, 23 per cent while watching the Queen’s speech, and 17 per cent while playing games with family.

One in five 25- to 34-year-olds will do online banking and one in ten will scroll through an online dating profile on Christmas Day.

The study by Vodafone also revealed that we typically receive seven messages at Christmas from people we never hear from for the rest of the year – including four mystery messages from those who are no longer in our contacts.

However, social media use on the big day can backfire.

One in 14 of those polled said they have been embarrassed by a picture of them posted by a family member. And five per cent have had a family member write a silly post on their feed.

Human behavioural expert Judi James said: ‘With family and friends often away over Christmas, the upsurge in technology helps us to feel reassured as we can easily contact them on the big day.’