You could uninstall it.
If you only need something for calling and messaging, you could wait for the improved version of the Pure or choose from one of several other less expensive feature phones already available in the market. If you are fine with a camera, you could try the Light Phone III or LoFone.
If it is uninstallable then yes, Iād do that. I was not aware of a new Pure, I love the existing Pure if it only had better reception. I have pre-ordered the LightPhone 3 and plan to use both that and the Kompakt interchangeably. A touch screen for texting has become too important to me for me to try another Pure. The main things I want a phone for are calls, texts/encrypted messaging (?), good detailed calendar with a web dashboard, good note making app and perhaps, but not essential, a podcast tool.
Oh and a camera would be incredibly useful, even just for āreminders/notes/quick memoriesā etc. Also, picture quality from a phone thatās not trying to be a camera or thatās obsessed with social media may actually have a nice retro look and feel.
A camera is already confirmed. It doesnāt look like the ones we see on flagship smartphones. Moreover, the e-ink display implies the pictures will be black-and-white and not appear as crisp as they do on LCD and OLED displays. Iām reminded of film photography.
This is a good point, and one that Iām particularly excited about. Itās in stark contrast to the over-polished and somewhat āfakeā imagery we are seeing on smartphones recently.
Smartphone cameras are mostly to show off on social media. Serious photographers will get a DSLR and edit pictures themselves.
This will get worse with AI.
I completely agree. In fact, I would expect peopleās screentime to increase with more AI implemented into smartphones. This will likely cause negative effects and more people turning to simpler devices.
A lot of people donāt want that option because you can easily install it back and be distracted
They have the options I already referred to. I am sure Mudita has the statistics from the target audience to decide the option most viable for them.
Neither do I, all good
