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“Dumb phones” offer an escape from the endless scroll (www.ktla.com)
submitted 6 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Just"

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

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

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 1 points 6 months ago

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.