Hi, I am so curious as to whether many others are doing this?
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I used my Kompakt for quite a while stock, but I decided that I wanted to add a more privacy respecting messaging app than SMS, so I have sideloaded an encryted messsenger that handles messages and pictures better and that my carrier doesnt charge for, I also then have loaded a small number of other apps which address battery usage caused by the mesenger app and compliment its use.
I only have 3 sidloaded apps installed so I have resisted the urge to turn the MK into a smartphone
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I do, yes, I am using it as a phone.
The meditation app is nice. .
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No side-loaded apps - dead stock. Just use it as a phone, and very happy with the Mudita. I never expected, or wanted, it to be a swiss army knife phone…..
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ah haha me too …and great expression!
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Oh, yes, I use it in it’s pure form 
I don’t want anything else on there.
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Me too : ) loving it!
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interesting, thank you
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Same here. Currently using it for talk and text. I’ve an iPad which I use the kompakt for data. So that works for me.
I’m happy enough with the apps as such.
However I’d like to have the apps as are upgraded. Or the software system to include as an upgrade feature, some of the usages you get from, Whatshapp or other messaging systems.
I don’t want to sideload apps. Maybe I will in the future, suchlike communication and reading.
However, I feel the need to utilise what I have on the mk before I start stressing the boundaries.
Regarding upgrading the software as is, I’d venture
- Music to integrate radio in its makeup.
- Messaging to integrate language, as in native language of host countries. Or choice there of.
- Maps, to record routes walked, or steps taken, with the option of adding fitness routines etc,.
- Messaging to integrate the recording features to talk text.
- Notes to have same feature as four.
- Messaging to have option of being able to connect with messaging apps, to download those messages, rather than side loading the apps.
- E-reader to have similar access to different e-reader apps, without having to sideload those apps.
- Maybe have a similar app that one could connect to a local library. This could be integrated with the e reader app.
- Maps to have an access or option to connect with travel times, etc,. For example times for busses trains, or suchlike.
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I only added waze for directions because it helps me avoid traffic, calmmaps so I can look things up like a browser but not get sucked into actually using a browser, Katapul cause I like this launcher and it allows me to silence text notifications something you can’t do on the kompakt , and a habits tracker app that is very useful for me. So a total of 4 sideloaded apps nothing more nothing less, all tools in my opinion and nothing that encourages infinite scrolling
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Currently the only sideloaded app is WhatsApp. I’d like to use a different tool, but in my country it’s the de facto standard for communication. I don’t know if there are plans for a single app that collects text messages and messages from different apps in the future. I think it would be very useful and convenient. In this way you’d avoid installing a non-proprietary app that also sucks up a lot of battery and data (?). I don’t know if this is planned for future updates but I have a feeling this could become the default setup for European users.
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I use a fork of Signal called Molly for messaging, it has encryption and is not tied to Meta, and it’s horrendous data mining, nearly everyone I know uses WhatsApp, but I convinced all my friends and family to use it to message me instead
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I actually this week got rid of all sideloaded apps, only thing I have left is the Katapult launcher so I can silence text notifications. It is amazing having a phone with a 7 day battery life. Just wanted to see how this actually effects my day to day. I realized how often do I actually use the waze app for directions and the answer is really not that much. Yes its nice to have traffic updates but I just don’t drive enough out of my city right now to actually need it, I am thinking when I do need to than I can just sideload it on. I actually really do like the look of the stock directions app on the phone. Once mudita finally (HOPEFULLY) allows us to silence text notifications I will remove Katapult as well.
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I was stock Kompakt until CalmCast - I just enjoy my podcasts driving to work in the morning and found it ridiculous to have my Kompakt (daily driver for family) and a Wifi only iPhone SE to listen to my podcasts. The SE is off most of the day - mostly for work authenticator, teams, and some banks that required phone app verification. Now I just have one phone while driving and while out and about; the SE can remain on the desk gathering as much dust as possible.
I do hope that the 1.5.0 update allows for a little quicker geo location on the map - urban canyon effect is real and severely degrades the map in big cities.
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What apps did you sideload to address the power usage of the messenger app? Also what messenger app do you use ?
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I have used this phone since it was launched as my only phone, I have not sideloaded any apps at all and have been very happy. I am now thinking about trying to sideload my running watch app, but it likely wont work, but I plan to trial it next week. Only so I can set up the watch correctly and upload data.
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I sideloaded Molly from Fdroid, it’s a hardened fork of Signal, I wanted encrypted messaging, but will never add anything Meta to any of my phones, so WhatsApp is a definite no for me. I then added killapp to easily and positively close open apps that run in the background and consume battery
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