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Background: During the pandemic of Covid-19 virus, people spent a greater amount of time at home which has changed their routine, leading to an increase in the use of smartphones, in turn causing its addiction among the young generation. People tend to bend their neck in forward direction to stare at their smartphones. Maintaining this position for a long duration, leads to stress on the cervical spine, and causes neck pain and neck disability. Methods: Cross sectional study with 100 smartphone users between the age group 18-25 years were selected. The study was explained to them and consent was taken. Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV) is used to find out the addiction of smartphone. Neck Disability Index (NDI) is used to evaluate the neck disability. Result: The mean value of Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version (SAS-SV) is 29.42 and the mean value of NDI is 13.80. The coefficient of correlation r=0.09. Therefore, this study shows that there is a significant correlation between neck disability and smartphone addiction Conclusion: There is a positive correlation between neck disability and smartphone addiction in young smartphone users.