Is America headed for an age of dumb phones? : technology

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 months ago

America is headed for an age of dumb.

[+] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

[deleted]

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I wish popular cell phones would offer an eink option. I know there are 1-2 phones out there, but they always seem to be on some ancient version of Android.

[–] astutemural@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

If my kindle played audio files / podcasts that would be half of what I use it for.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The best one is a Chinese only one that is a massive struggle to get GApps on it. It can be rooted now, but still not exactly an easy phone to set up for Western use without caveats.

Boox Palma was so close. It just needed cellular capability.

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I saw that one. Wasn't it a newer Android version too instead of an ancient one like most of Boox's stuff?

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Paywall removed https://archive.is/9zoA9

[–] PugEnjoyer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I'm all for reexamining how we use our time and I'm definitely trying to get myself off always looking St my phone when I'm not doing anything.

But why does that mean buying a new product? You can change your behavior by just not looking at those things. And when you do legitimately need to have your phone to check something, you can develop the discipline to do that one thing and then put it away. Just seems like the obvious move.

[–] CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I agree with you in concept, but I think in practice people struggle with the self discipline, and that's kind of the fundamental problem with apps (and particularly algorithm-based social media). I've set timers to limit my usage of certain apps, including my Lemmy app, to encourage mindful use, but I can understand why someone might want or need more of an enforced limitation.

You might not replace your current phone with a "dumb" device, but when it's time to get a new device eventually, you could ask yourself if less-smart device might meet both your functional and other needs.

Edit: I guess to me this is kind of like: why are people overweight? They can just not eat as much. And while that's technically true - and advice I follow - it's apparently not that easy for everyone. If it was, we wouldn't see problems as pervasively as we do.

[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Nope. Those are going to be fake dumbphones.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago

No. It's just a fad

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

apple is considering the dumbing down phone.

[–] lmfamao@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

The iDumb Pro Max flip phone with next gen T9, starting at $1399

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

🤞

Technology

Our Rules

Approved Bots