This 899$ thing is slowly becoming a regular smartphone Still doesn't have proper alarm or calculator tools
>>109337728what's the point of this? You can get featurephones for like $50
>>109337855I wanted it to be a simple thing that has maps, camera and music
>>109337855It's a post-smartphone smartphone.You're either in on the new thing or not
>>109337978A cheap regular android phone has those though.
>Paying more than $50 for a phone
>>109337855you get to think you're a 'hipster' and 'different' than the 'npc's
>>109338139>She doesn't know
>>109338101It is an android phone, sold as a niche scam.The manufacturer removes a lot user software and limits what you can install.
>>109337728Why not just take a cheap af android phone and set it to power saving mode and only allow calendar, notes, calc, and text/ phone.....
>>109338465Turn wifi off. And goila. Dumb phone!!!!
>>109338471U can even turn on bed time mode to grey the screen so its just blacl and white! Just like the 90s!!
>>10933848190 s had no touchscreens
>>109338822Its a fucking phone who gives a shit. Ure trying to be minimalist then just set ur shit to no wifi and u have a dumbphone for free not 900$
>>109338139>Paying for a phone
>>109338981Give it back Jamal
>>109338481My S24 Ultra is set like that.
>>109337978That is the problem.Camera, GPS and music all have their own solutions, wanting one device that does everything just leads back to an overpriced gimmick smartphone, because that's the perfect form factor for a data harvesting, ad-serving device.
>>109338990wow good job you ruined it
>>109339038Ideally, a smartphone with a hub on pc would suffice. You cherry pick apps you need the most.
>>109337855consoomerism
>>109338822
hard to be minimalistic phone user when everyone just love to flaunt their smartphones. they listen to loud music, their phones ping notifications constantly and cant stop using it even when waiting for a bus
>>109340102that isn't a cellphone, tardlet.
>>109337728whats minimalist about this thing? it has a battery plate + screws and some twist knob, more parts than a normal phone kek
>>109337728Just buy an iPhone 17 or a Samsung Galaxy S, man. There's no point in gimmicks
>>109342199snatching lolis? how is this legal
>>109342199Sexy things I mean thing
>>109337728never seen this shit before, what is it supposed to be?
>>109337728I've given up on "minimalist" glowniggers because there are always frustrating caveats (though the eInk Android ones are my favorite). Now I just strip out a whole bunch of shit out with ADB, replace many stock apps with FOSS equivalents, then slap on an Olauncher fork and call it a day.
>>109342627both of those are shit though
>>109342199i use my q25 everyday but fucking google certification shit with keybox searching is annoying af.
>>109351022why are you using root? i used root and custom roms from from like 2011 until i got my q25 but was so fed up with my bank apps stopping working on my previous phone the last couple years that i just kept my q25 on stock room with locked bootloader and no root. just doesn't seem worth it anymore
>>109351263>why are you using root?because with locked bootloader and without root you cannot get working google play store duh.
>>109351395what it works ootb, its built in to the stock rom
>>109351395i made a launcher if you wanna try it btw https://github.com/NO-ob/classiclauncher
>>109342199Gotta snatch'em all
>>109351625Is Chance even usable on such a small screen?
>>109351635idk i installed it but dont use it i use clover, clover is fine
>>109337728Here's an idea:>get regular smartphone with custom ROM support>install google-less custom ROM>use mostly open-source apps>don't install any social media apps>nothing to scroll on and get addicted to>no ads>phone runs faster and battery lasts longer without the Google bullshit and spywareJust don't be a retard and you win. You don't need overpriced "minimalist" phones, you can make one for yourself.
>>109351625Holy shit anon. Amazing work so far. Comfy as hell.
>>109351780it is comfy ive been dailying it since i wrote it kek
>>109351908Loving it on my dogshit OnePlus, but without a PKB it's a little too spooky to daily. I'll be making it the default launcher when I switch carriers next month and can activate my Titan.
>>109351936surprised it even fits a oneplus screen ive not tried other screen sizes at all kek, everything is sized for the q25 screen. you can search for apps using keeb so it should work well on the titan, theme may need tweaking for the screen size though you can do that with the json file
>>109352027>everything is sized for the q25I figured. Maybe that's why it felt uncanny on my OnePlus.>you can do that with the json fileThank you kindly anon.
>>109337978> music You are surrounded by sound, zoomer brain
>>109337728can i run linux on it?
>>109337855A bandaid to sell it to idiots with poor impulse control.
>costs 50$>can't install apps>no google or other big tech apps installed OOTB>most distracting thing on it is the FM radio but you can simply pop off the back and cut the antenna out in 10 seconds to disable it permanently>replaceable battery, microSD slot, dual sim, headphone jack, usb-c>waterproof (submersible)I am once again shilling this phone for free as the inexpensive cure to your doomscrolling addiction.
this but, for whatever retarded reason you use to justify wanting this garbage
>>109351625Now i feel like getting one, how hard is the mod?
>>109340102ur mom called me on that last night she sounded worried
Sometimes I feel like the only special little snowflake in the world that desires the exact opposite; I just want a tiny tablet that I can internet with at all times that in no way has the ability to make or receive texts or calls. Oh, is the client in trouble, need me to come in this weekend? Sorry boss, too busy looking at weenies and fueling my existential dread, you know I can't be reached on this thing!
>>109357374Boox palma
>>109351625whats the difference between yuors and zeno ?
>>109357374I feel you.
>>109354835its not hard to install but they only sell full units now afaik they stopped selling the motherboards. i bought a full device then swapped the board into the pink unit i got from taobao. just so you know the camera is ass and it only supports 4g kek, still fine for me ive been dailying it theyve started preorders for their passport kits also
>>109359190mine has less features i stopped making changes once it had all the things i wanted. the person who made zeno forked my launcher he was asking if it was okay to share his fork then posted screenshots with zeno wording + their logo plastered over it. i said why not just make a pr then later on they said they rewrote it in another language. probs all vibesloppedpic is the fork before they rewrote
>>109353796Or I can block an android/iphone from my router, switch to tello with unlimited calls and zero data, and have a meme detox phone for 0$ that isn't made out of shit buttons and shittier battery life. Or I could buy VOIP service for my computer, or an answering service.
Everything on this board is a gay ruse to guide the reader toward some kind of consumer spending. There are no serious people here.
>>109338139lol poor
>>109337728Are the $300 versions worth it? I just got done swapping a battery on an iPhone, and it was such a miserable experience that I'm feeling "never again" with the applegoogle leviathan.
>>109362416>$300>Best Buy replaces iPhone batteries for $49>Screen TimeLiterally braindead.
>>109337728>Memealist phoneThe "use case" is "wanting to escape goyim media and doom scroolling (lol)" in that case just get a dumb phone nigga. or use an older phone that has nothing supported except carrier signalThis bad boy was abandoned by its maker, its OS provider, has no working app store and the latest third party app update was from like 2017 or some shit. but you can still preload some third party apps. good news is it supports 4G so you can still use it
>>109362629Kys fag, Windows phone is a meme
>>109362885That's not the point, dumbass. a minimalist phone. you get literally nothing except 4G and some very basic functionality.
800 bucks? Paying for a stripped down phone you can do yourself?
>>109362439> $49anon it is not 2010 anymore. They're $20 cheaper than Apple. Starts at $99
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.prolauncher&hl=en_USI just use one of these launchers. Black background and no shiny colors and eventually you stop reaching for your phone for dopamine.
I thought I wanted a minimalist phone, but realized I just want a return to the 4-5" smartphone. Shit has just gotten too big.
>>109339042That made it so much better.
>>109337978that's basically any $100 degoogled AOSP chinkphone
>>109339042I gotchu nigga.
>>109337728
>>109365813You can regoogle them as easily
>>109366122but why would you if you want a minimalist phone?
>go to craigslist>buy the cheapest android phone with a reasonably recent android version>don't sign in with google>install maps and music app>download offline maps and transfer the music>$50 or less
>>109337728I don't like how they needed to add a camera and an OLED screen to it. They really should have kept the e-ink display.At that point you might as well just use the assistive access feature on an iphone, basically turning it into a dumb phone.Basically choose which apps you want to be able to use, many will use a simplified ui too.I'm sure there's an android equivalent but I haven't looked into it.
>minimalist phonefried impulse control receptors or hipster desperate for attention, call it
i buy used flip phones.2k dollar smartphones and touch screens are unc af frfr. die old man.
>>109337728Just stop being cattle and use a dumbphone.>but GPSLearn how to read a map.
>>109367931Does a map show u exactly where u are on it? No. stfu gps is goated
>>109368088>he doesn't even know where he islmao do zoomzooms really?
>>109367931>>109368088>>109368325OP here, I often travel by bus and app that shows me good routes is godsend when I want to save some time
>>109368595at this point you could use any smartphone and dumb it down until its minimalist. You can uninstall and deactivate apps and restrict notifications.YOu can block porn sites in your browser and log into social media only on your computer.
>>109368783Ah, rely on willpower
>>109363915I don't even how people find phones useful for anything serious, they're made for consuming, and not creating, I can not even browse the web nor read a book on a phone, and the control mechanism is shit, I barely use my phone and mainly use my computer.
>>109359636Damn $450 before shipping is kinda long nose merchant.
>>109368891Then go create some stuff that is not shitpost.>y r u gais eating shit?>i only eat proper food>stop eating shit
>>109338981Don't carriers block stolen phones now?
>>109337728fag
>>109368873You can see how well this method works for the cattle. they have zero attention span and look at there phone all the time despite they now there something wrong and they should do something about it. The less decisions one must make in a day the less they make bad decisions. There is no fight to be fight between getting drunk or not getting drunk when there is no alcohol in reach.
>>109353796That might qualify as a cosher phone.It's based either way.
>>109337728>>109338139>paying $899 for a castrated phone when you can just buy a dumbphone for $50this is some kind of bourgeois poser reddit thing isn't it ?
>>109368895price isnt bad imo its a small company making small production batches
>>109368921no
>>109337978why not something like this? it has all of those featureshttps://www.cricketwireless.com/shop/smartphones/cricket-debut-flex-graphite-gray
>>109371029>T9 Keyboard>Googleno.
>>109351625>discord>google
>>109337728every time someone makes something like this it never gets feature complete.
>>109375292true. they cant make proper alarm setting or a calculator
>>109357631That looks good, thanks anon. Do you have one?
>>109337728hey fuck off im building one of these for $99 instead
>>109377845will people be able to repair it forever and make there own spare parts?
>>109338822>90 s had no touchscreensFollowing link almost makes the cutoff.https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/54164/Handspring-VisorPhone-Module/
>>109368891I took an web development class recently and argued with my professor for a long while about how I shouldn't have to design my websites for mobile because nobody on mobile should be browsing the web.I lost but I still hold true to this belief.Phones are for calls, texts, music, and general info like the weather or time. Anything else has a better more capable device.
>>109383338NTAi do agree with this, but people love the instant access to information, even if it's something that doesnt help them at all.
