@YYZ I’m not sure you understand the risks of using 2G networks. It has nothing to do with the actual device being hacked. I’ve provided a little reading for you, take your pick, or perhaps read both:
2G is being phased out anyway. But I doubt Android 12 with known vulnerabilities is much safer. I didn’t “choose” to use 2G. Actually, like I wrote earlier, I’d rather have the same Nokia phone with 4G. And yes there are newer models available, but they are not as small, the quality is not as good, and the menu is often confusing.
But the trend is definitely going back to real dumbphones or even landlines. People are tired of touchscreens and doom scrolling. A whole generation or two has become addicted to social media and is unable to focus in class. Landline would definitely be the best solution.
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@astratev But alas, if you wanted a “minimalist way of life” in the way you describe, you should’ve stuck to a standard smartphone that has every function, where you don’t need to carry a computer and a phone, because your phone is also a computer.
I’m not forcing my “ethos” onto you, I am simply explaining how by design the Kompakt differs from what you desire and was never advertised to be a device that can do the job of 10 different items; in fact, quite the opposite, it was advertised as a device that would do a minimal number of things, and each of those minimal functions was advertised beforehand and delivered.
Ironic to your complaints, it is “an actual working phone,” as it can and does make phone calls, and it can indeed do all those things (be a watch, a timer, a stopwatch, a calculator, a book, a map etc.) even though it was only advertised to have an alarm, calculator, book (ereader) and map).
You seem to be mad because you bought a device and expected it to have more built-in that it advertised. The reality is, creating a minimalist way of life is about more than owning a minimalist device: it requires a paradigm shift. You mention convenience, but its a slippery slope from that to the congested mess of the Internet of Things.
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I started this topic as a first thing I did in this forum. It was meant as a lighthearted meta - commentary and also a way to get conversation going about two little features I’d like to have on the Kompakt:
I guess it’s too hard for some people to admit that it would be cool do have timer added to alarm app… Why? At worst: you wouldn’t use it and barely noticed it there…
How about the second one nobody is talking about: writing text messages while holding a phone horizontally?
Is it even possible hardware wise? With my pianist hands I’m still having a hard time hitting right keys. Oh wait? Should I be happy I don’t have to press dial pad numbers multiple times for letters or keep a pigeon like a real hipster or maybe it is just against company ethos and minimalisticalistic philosophisticalosophy of a company you don’t work for?
I don’t know how everybody else but I don’t remember spending time on Siemens or Sony Ericsson forum back in the day. Well I guess after few of those kinks get ironed out I can auction off my forum name and profile pic. (btw M stands for Mudita) 
Oh and when It comes to safety: If someone has a budget and reason to have a van parked in front of your house - there is nothing there that is secure and not hackable.
You number can be spoofed and your grandma gonna hear AI copy of your voice asking for help, so don’t make her CFO of your corporation. And if you answer calls from unknown number - whisper or talk in falsetto.
Also be careful while talking on the phone: explaining to a friend how your mind was “blown” by a movie you liked that “bombed” in cinemas - will certainly put you on some list.
For everybody else: 2FAs, hardware keys etc. and encrypted messaging on desktop is really only way to be semi - safe.
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That was actually my nr. 1 security strategy. How did you know ?
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