8 Ways to Turn Your Smartphone Into a Dead End Phone
Your smartphone has ruined your life. You are hopelessly addicted to an empty dopamine drip delivered by algorithms that know you better than you know yourself. You acknowledge it. But you are not a hermit either. You want to keep in touch with friends and family through phone calls and text messages, minus the baggage that comes with a modern iPhone or Android. It seems like a dumb phone is the solution to all your problems. However, for most of us, a simple flip phone is too big a step in the other direction. Instead, with a little work, you can make a dumb phone out of the smartphone you already have.
Many of the benefits of a dumb phone can be replicated with the very smartphone you’re trying to ditch. Whether you’re looking to cut down on internet access, focus your social interactions on calls and texts, or reduce screen addiction, there are steps you can take to improve your relationship with your existing iPhone or Android. Plus, you can keep some of the actual benefits that smartphones provide, such as access to encrypted messaging . (SMS is a terrible messaging protocol, folks!)