#minimal-phone — Public Fediverse posts

Niche question :

does anyone use #eink only on #shabbat?

I am not necessarily ready to go full no tech, but have thought of limiting myself with E-Ink.

#dumbphone #Boox #minimalphone #mazeldon #jewish

The #MinimalPhone from https://minimalcompany.com/ looks interesting, but looks like no eSim support (so not good for international trips).

New year, old setup: https://andrewmelder.com/2025/12/31/new-year-old-setup.html

Minimal Phone, Maximum Challenges
#MinimalPhone #Pebble #PebbleTime #Smartphones #DigitalMinimalism

Okay. I have a month to pick out a new phone before I can no longer cancel my pre-ordered Light Phone 3. I really like my Light Phone 2, but living without a camera has been a little too limiting, and the folks in my life would really appreciate me at least getting that capability back. I am still bitter about losing the headphone jack, though.

But I'm starting to wonder if the issue isn't that smart phones do too much, and more just that smart phones are not something I can control. Plus, they all look boring.

There aren't a lot of open source phones out there that are super compelling, but if anyone has any thoughts or recommendations, or just weird niche mobile devices, I'd love to see them.

Kicking things off, I came very close to going even more minimal than the Light Phone when I found Sky's Edge Rotary Phone. I wanted this thing so bad, but folks in my life vetoed going that low-function pretty hard.

https://hackaday.com/2022/09/10/the-open-source-rotary-cell-phone-two-years-later/

#Mobile #opensource #smartphone #lightphone #minimalphone #linuxphone #linux #weirdphones

After receiving the case today and the phone getting a few updates, primary SIM is back in the Minimal Phone. I’ve actually missed using it and looking forward to giving it another shot at full time use.

#MinimalPhone #Smartphones #DigitalMinimalism

@koutropoulos as a former #BlackBerry user, the Titan never appealed to me.. The keyboard is one aspect, security another..

The Minimal phone looks promising: https://minimalcompany.com/
Though i'd rather have it de-googled.

I wish i could use a slider or keyboard case with my current phone. The Clicks thing wont fit.

#MinimalPhone

Sometimes, it’s just enough to simply stand and enjoy the sunshine.

#MinimalPhone #MP01

Minimal Phone review - I love it, don’t buy it: https://andrewmelder.com/2025/08/03/minimal-phone-review-i-love.html

Being a small startup is not an excuse for their issues. Avoid.
#Smartphones #ePaper #eink #MinimalPhone #IntentionalTech

I live in America and am on Mint Mobile. I am totally blind and use an external keyboard. I own a Galaxy A15, and while it works well, it's simply too large and wide for my needs, especially when I need to hold it to use Seeing AI (for scanning printed materials). My specifications shouldn't be too difficult to find, and yet, they are.

Android 14 or 15. Technically, I can go as low as 12, but I would really rather not.
Upgradable if possible.
Comes with Talkback pre-installed (or able to have someone install it). I have also heard of MicroG, an alternative to Google services that allows such apps to be installed, so that could work as well.
No larger than the iPhone SE 2022, unless by a tiny amount. Smaller is fine.
Headphone jack.

I am considering the Jelly Max, the Fonepia Q10, and the Minimal Phone. Has anyone here tried any of these in the United States? I don't think the Max has a headphone jack, but as much as I want one, I would be willing to sacrifice it if necessary. I know almost nothing about the Q10. The Minimal contains a real qwerty keyboard, so I wouldn't need to carry one. I don't care what they do with the screen, since I can't see it.

Am I missing any other good phones? I would like to keep this undder $350 at the most, preferably under $300 (Minimal might cost more, but could be worth it).

#accessibility #blind #Android #JellyMax #keyboard #MinimalPhone #phones #Q10 #qwerty #SmallPhone #SmallPhones #Talkback #technology

2/2 I deleted social media from my phone around 5 months ago which has been good, but I've found myself just down the rabbit hole on my browser instead lol. If any of you have experience with minimal phones I'd love to hear! #minimalphone #muditakompakt #einkphone

Went to start the process of moving my Pixel Watch to the Minimal Phone from my Pixel. Discovered there was a transfer option via the app.

Literally 3 mins later my watch was connected and transferred to my Minimal Phone.

Nice work Google!

#Android #PixelWatch #MinimalPhone

Going Minimal.

#Android #MinimalPhone

This might still be the honeymoon period, but I am really enjoying my #MinimalPhone

Well worth the 10 week wait! Though I wish status updates are more timely and they use a more reputable courier service

#EInk
#EInkPhone

Mudita Kompakt review: Disconnect from your smartphone with this minimalist option

https://techaeris.com/2025/05/30/mudita-kompakt-review/

#MuditaKompakt #technews #minimalphone

The Mudita Kompakt is about as bare bones as you can get and that's precisely what its intention is, which is what many users are looking for.

🎧🎤 Neue Episode online!

Ein paar Gedanken zum #MinimalPhone von „The Minimal Company“. Wir sprechen über Smartphones mit #EInk-Displays, ihre Vorzüge wie augenschonendes Lesen und lange Akkulaufzeiten sowie ihre Grenzen bei Videos und Spielen. Außerdem diskutieren wir, ob diese minimalistischen Geräte eine echte Alternative als Zweit-Smartphone sein können.

Hier anhören: https://episodes.fm/1728775003/episode/YzZhNzA2NjQtMTViNi00ZTI3LTg4MGQtZWQxODNmYzQ5NmM5

#e_ink #Podcastempfehlung

🎧🎤 Neue Episode online!

Ein paar Gedanken zum #MinimalPhone von „The Minimal Company“. Wir sprechen über Smartphones mit #EInk-Displays, ihre Vorzüge wie augenschonendes Lesen und lange Akkulaufzeiten sowie ihre Grenzen bei Videos und Spielen. Außerdem diskutieren wir, ob diese minimalistischen Geräte eine echte Alternative als Zweit-Smartphone sein können.

https://episodes.fm/1728775003/episode/YzZhNzA2NjQtMTViNi00ZTI3LTg4MGQtZWQxODNmYzQ5NmM5

#e_ink #Podcastempfehlung

New phone. #Minimalphone #eInk