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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

“Dumb phones” offer an escape from the endless scroll

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“Dumb phones” offer an escape from the endless scroll

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Smartphones are amazing, but they can also be a major time sap. You check your phone for that one notification, and before you know it, you’re endlessly scrolling. Now, one couple has done so…
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    This is why I’m looking for a dumb phone. Too much time wasted on doomscrolling.

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      Just get an android phone without google play services or microG, get a minimalist launcher, then only install the apps you need straight from the web

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        “Just”

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          What do you mean? Most people already have a suitable android phone either in their pocket or in a closet, and a cheap one is significantly less expensive than the dumb phones that are sold to people who want to stop doomscrolling

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        I was thinking about this after posting my comment.

        I have some phones laying around that I can try to install a different OS on.

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        Just like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrZacTUhH0c

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