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What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025? (tim.kicker.dev)
submitted 2 days ago by tim@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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I’ve been using a flip phone as my daily driver for a while now. The smartphone is still around, but it mostly sits in a drawer until bureaucracy or banking apps force me to use it.

For me, the benefits are clear: less distraction, more focus, better sleep. But I know for many people it’s not so easy. Essential apps, social pressure, work requirements… these are real blockers.

I’d like to start a discussion (almost like an informal poll):

  • If you thought about switching, what’s the single biggest thing that holds you back?

  • Is it banking? Messaging? Maps? Something else?

I’m genuinely curious because if we can identify the main pain points, maybe it’s possible to work on solutions or even start a small project around it.

So: what would need to change for you to actually give a flip phone a try?

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[–] TheMinister@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Mainly my music. I’ve long thought about a dumb phone to avoid gps tracking everywhere as well as the spyware built in and the needless looking at it all the time. But music and podcasts need to come with me wherever I go. So I’d be carrying something akin to a smart phone around anyway. Doesn’t really side step the problem effectively.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Anytime your phone reaches out to towers it's being tracked. Hell, HAM radio operators can be tracked with gprs just by micing up. It's part of the reason I still have my license. The other is having a backup if I go somewhere with no phone reception. I don't have an ear for code but I can pump out SOS or scream mayday on all the frequencies (and yeah, of course it's a flashed handset, I will pay fines if it means mine or others lives are saved)