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I think the main purpose is probably to provide a more-usable “dumbphone” experience. I know a lot of people (myself included) who would love to doomscroll less, but need a more full-fat version of Android for work or family. Using Digital Wellbeing and the like gets part of the way there, but not the whole way. With this, the weird aspect ratio means that pretty much all video is going to be letterboxed to a crazy extent, which could be enough to make bypassing those controls feel pointless. And then they used that extra space for a physical keyboard, which is genius. If this thing had a better camera, I’d be all in.
Screen ratio is perfect for emulators, tho - and the keyboard can be customized for their use with KeyMapper. Agree on camera, and replaceable battery other commenter mentioned, tho.
I don’t really want that much control removed, though. I just want to have a little bit more friction between my serotonin-starved brain and the cortisol river on Facebook.
uninstall the Facebook app. you can still access it through your mobile web browser, but without the app you have more steps between you and it that givez your conscious brain more time to stop.
I mean, it’s probably fine. I’ve just had a Pixel for long enough that my standards are too high. I have kids, and we just moved across the world, so I take a lot of photos.
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I think the main purpose is probably to provide a more-usable “dumbphone” experience. I know a lot of people (myself included) who would love to doomscroll less, but need a more full-fat version of Android for work or family. Using Digital Wellbeing and the like gets part of the way there, but not the whole way. With this, the weird aspect ratio means that pretty much all video is going to be letterboxed to a crazy extent, which could be enough to make bypassing those controls feel pointless. And then they used that extra space for a physical keyboard, which is genius. If this thing had a better camera, I’d be all in.
Screen ratio is perfect for emulators, tho - and the keyboard can be customized for their use with KeyMapper. Agree on camera, and replaceable battery other commenter mentioned, tho.
hmm. That’s true. And dangerous, lol.
It sounds to me that the dumbphone experience could be supplied on a regular android phone, with an app or launcher that uses kiosk mode.
I don’t really want that much control removed, though. I just want to have a little bit more friction between my serotonin-starved brain and the cortisol river on Facebook.
Dopamine, mostly - says my brain. It wants the dope.
Yeah, that one too.
uninstall the Facebook app. you can still access it through your mobile web browser, but without the app you have more steps between you and it that givez your conscious brain more time to stop.
Yep, I’ve done that. Hardware changes are more effective than software changes, though. Every time.
What’s so bad about the camera? I’m no expert, it advertises a high megapixel but I know enough that megapixel doesn’t mean everything
I mean, it’s probably fine. I’ve just had a Pixel for long enough that my standards are too high. I have kids, and we just moved across the world, so I take a lot of photos.
Fair. Most of the pixel’s magic is in it’s software.
Yeah hopefully we’ll see a gcam mod port for it, I wouldn’t hold my breath though