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Re: iPhone dumbphone

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Post by wao0uuno »

pj_mukh wrote: post #271
miika wrote: post #264

This is how I cured my social media addiction. I turned my iPhone into pure utility device by uninstalling all the entertainment apps. I only allow music and podcasts as those don’t require my active attention. Then I have an iPad mini at home which has all the entertainment and social media stuff installed. However I don’t have many opportunities to use that device during the day.. After maybe a week of having this…

Sorry basic question. You can still access all the social media from the browser eh?

iPhones have a website blocking feature built in. It's possible to set up separate time limits for different websites. Setting a limit to 0 effectively block the site. Ask family member or a friend to set the pin for you and you're set.

Re: iPhone dumbphone

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Post by wao0uuno »

jaysonelliot wrote: post #130

Before installing all those apps the author listed, I'd recommend this exercise: Let the battery die on your phone, and live one week without it. Cold turkey. Tell people in advance if you need to, give them an alternate way to reach you. Replace your phone for that week with a small notebook that fits in your pocket. During that week, every time you want to do something that requires a smartphone, jot it down in you…

Letting the battery die completely on an Apple device is a good recipe for an expensive repair. Just turn it off.

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Post by levl289 »

homefree wrote: post #187

The configurator is interesting and something I haven't heard of before! It's a double edged sword because the amount of time I spend online (X) has been directly responsible for the most valuable opportunities and generally knowing enough of what's going on to leverage that for big financial and career returns. It was pretty easy to drop all non-X social media though (all meta) and just avoid short term video genera…

Literally got my current job through a mufo on X, so I feel obliged to stick to it for the same reasons. That being said, I’ve curtailed a lot of my time on it and other social media. The results have been positive.

Re: iPhone dumbphone

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Post by foofoo4u »

Well shoot. I just ordered a Mudita Kompakt (minimalist smartphone) to help tackle my phone addiction. Seeing the Apple Configurator allows me to define what apps can be installed and the ability to remove official apps such as Safari or the App Store, now I'm wondering if I just want to stick to my iPhone and do this or use my Kompakt when it arrives.

Re: iPhone dumbphone

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Post by 10729287 »

mdavid626 wrote: post #359
10729287 wrote: post #348

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Or filter your emails to the word “unsubscribe” and get them in /newsletters.

What for? If you never look at it again, why even receive it? For me it’s mostly spam/garbage I don’t intend to swift through or even look at.

I just look at it when I want. On my desktop ideally.

Re: iPhone dumbphone

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Post by titanomachy »

Thanks for this. I'm setting it up now, works for me as advertised. My screen time jumped a lot in the last couple weeks and my mental health has declined in proportion.

I use Freedom, but it's a bit glitchy and too easy to delete the app if you really want to cheat.

I'm waffling a bit on the default-deny approach to websites. I think that might cause serious headaches since e.g. scanning QR codes to interact with businesses is pretty common. But I will give it a try.

Update: it took me a couple hours to get everything set up the way I like it after resetting the phone, but so far this is fantastic. I also massively restricted notifications, which had gotten a bit out of hand.

Re: iPhone dumbphone

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Post by foreslion »

adamors wrote: post #286
CalRobert wrote: post #273

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This is my weakness. I really miss leechblock since changing to iPhone

I use Burnout Buddy, it can block both apps and websites, you can set up custom rules, time based, usage based or triggered by Shortcuts (for instance I have one set up to block Reddit when I enter the gym).

Just want to say I was looking for something like this the other day that didn’t feature an obscene subscription and I’m very glad you made me aware of this app. It’s lovely and free!

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Post by m463 »

stopachka wrote: post #200
m463 wrote: post #198

I can't believe how much stuff he configured on a "dumbphone" why not: - phone app - messages - calendar - clock - notes - reminders

Author here: those already come with the standard iPhone setup.

I understood.

But I say, don't install your list, and further uninstall "extra" apple apps.

I know you don't need apple tv+ or apple news

do you really need mail?

I wonder if you even need safari?

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Post by gxs »

dangus wrote: post #248
gxs wrote: post #228

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I never said they don’t allow it, they even have something called google takeout actually that makes it a bit easier Yes, one way of doing this is to turn on an email client and let it run on your computer for hours and hours to download everything The problem is that unless you’ve done that incrementally since the beginning, going back and doing it now is unreliable. The take process above is your best bet and proba…

I set up new computers somewhat frequently and have never had any issues downloading the entire 20 year old email-never-deleted mailbox from the server, including attachments. I will also point out that free email is not something that should be expected to be a scalable storage service.

That’s interesting, maybe I’m doing something wrong

That said, the times I’ve encountered this, when the import doesn’t actually fail and appears successful, I still can’t access the specific attachment I’m looking for

It could be an old picture that is probably gone for good but forever shows loading… in the ui

Re: iPhone dumbphone

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Post by Gee101 »

glial wrote: post #80

My wife and I put parental controls on each others' phones. I turn them off for travel (in case I need something unexpected) and then back on when I get home. It sounds crazy but it works great.

I do the same accept I created the parent account that is stored on my computer.

The friction of having to go to my computer to grant access to my apps on the phone is enough to keep my off social media.

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