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Have You Ever Considered a Dumbphone or Do You Currently Use One? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by CherryClan@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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I had a dumb phone until around 2011 and I really miss not staring at my phone all of the time. The only thing that gives me pause is my family sending links via text. I've tried other ways to limit screen time but if it's there I'm gonna use it.

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just want a smart phone with privacy. I want to be able to use a web browser. I have little interest in a dumb phone since I never get calls or txts

[–] Zapp@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you looked at GrapheneOS? It's a big change, but it gets the job done.

Disclaimer: I shamelessy advertise it because I use Graphene OS and I want others to use it too so it won't become abandonware, forcing me back to a slow crappy phone again.

It really is pretty nice.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Yea I'd love to use it but Google phones are really expensive here and I already have a Samsung phone that works