Found the actual device if anyone was wondering, the uConsole. Not a phone sadly
Still really cool. Might have impulse bought one, but (thankfully) the better models were sold out.
I say it makes a bit more sense than that /g/ phone…
Ooh. I think I know what one you’re talking about rofl. That giant assed phone with like 50 knobs and switches?
Yes!
I honestly, genuinely, unironically would buy this phone and use it as my daily driver.
I would do the exact same to be honest. I have been looking into some of the “dumb” phones even tho they are smart, like those flip phones from japan etc.
I really want a dumb phone, or atleast a privacy-oriented one. Was looking into possibly getting the Pinephone Pro, but I’m not 100% sure on it yet.
You could try pixel phones with grapheneOS
I’ve thought about it, but the GrapheneOS dev seems more and more unhinged the more I hear about him, not a huge fan.
Here’s one example of how the dev conducts himself: Youtube Link | Piped Frontend Link
Yeah, I’m really glad that I didn’t get a Pixel. Because I was going to get it for this very reason. Having software releases controlled by a schizo does not appeal to me at all.
Sucks, because GrapheneOS seems like a genuinely good piece of software, and probably one of the most usable Android-based OSes out there. But I just can’t go forward with it, knowing how the dev seems to repeatedly make more and more enemies. I do not feel like I can trust him for the software to remain as good as it currently is in future.
Was kind of looking into something like this too: https://skysedge.com/unsmartphones/RUSP/index.html but I worry about potential compatibility issues with my area; however, I’d definitely be interested in it.
Would love to have a phone where I could hit/slide a switch and the touch screen could only scroll, not click. They could absolutely coat the webpage with ads and I still wouldn’t be able to accidentally open any of them.
