Hi Susan!
A DAP is a Digital Audio Player. There are players out there that are absolutely amazing and put smart phone and ipod audio quality to shame. Check Cowon or Fiio (although Cowon’s touch screen ux/ui is much preferred). I have their Plenue 1, but for a super affordable hi-def audio player check out their Plenue D. It has SDcard expandable storage so its really limitless and an insane battery life.
I do look forward to having a small amount of files on the Mudita though for those times I leave my player at home or whatever! Love the music player option.
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hello friend 
isn’t it nice to actually HAVE/own (as much as you can own an audio file) your music?! and know that if there is no service or your favorite music gets removed from streaming platforms, it makes no difference to you. i don’t understand how we got away from this…
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Mudita pure features plus Email, a navigation system, ePub reader and a messaging software.
I’m a bit disappointed with new iPhone 5G, so your future phone will be a replacement for my iPhone.
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Hi, as long as I can navigate (maps) and call a cab (uber or lyft), i’d be ok. a GREAT bonus would be the ability to connect the phone via adaptor to my ethernet internet cable at home, so I can download podcasts and listen to them in the car while the phone is in airplane mode. I keep my current cell phone on airplane mode 99% of the time. i mainly use it for emergencies and then to listen to podcasts or music in the car while on airplane mode. I don’t care if the maps are Google or Apple maps or something else. I hate Google and what they stand for, I think we can all learn a new maps app.
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Hello, I had a nervous system injury in 2015 from vaccines, and since then, my eyes have become challenged, as have many other parts of my body. My eyes become blurry when exposed to bright light - I couldn’t use any devices if it weren’t for the app Iris, which allows the user to change the balance of blue light and brightness. This is why I am SO excited that you are offering the e-ink display. I’m also so excited that your button DON’T have backlighting. I hate all the endlessly blinking lights that every device seems to have now.
When I move which I do often, I need GPS so badly, especially if I don’t have a car. Also, being able to call a cab via Uber or Lyft is essential to getting around cheaper, but I guess I could call a traditional taxi cab via phone, if that still exists… I love the music storage.
I want to know if I can connect Mudita to my ethernet cable at home via an adaptor (I’ve done this with Apple iPhones), and download my favorite podcasts. I keep my iPhone in airplane mode 99% of the time, but can use it in the car to listen to those podcasts I downloaded. These are all the things I consider essential in addition to calling and texting.
Email access is of course super convenient, but I can get along without it. I hate the bluetooth capability. Whoever is using bluetooth earbuds or bluetooth in their car is simply exposing themself to further radiation. I hope there is a way to turn this antenna off permanently or disconnect it if opening the phone. I’ve disconnected this antenna in iPhones.
I’m extremely happy to a warm flashlight instead of the horrible white led light on iPhones.
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Hello Mudita team, I’m wondering if you can answer the following two questions?
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Is it possible to connect Mudita to my ethernet cable at home via an adaptor (I’ve done this with Apple iPhones), and download my favorite podcasts? I keep my iPhone in airplane mode 99% of the time, but can use it in the car to listen to those podcasts I downloaded while on airplane mode. Is this possible with Mudita?
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I’m disappointed to see a bluetooth antenna. Is there a way to turn this antenna off permanently while still having the cell antenna on, or disconnect it completely if one opens the phone? I’ve disconnected this antenna in iPhones in the past.
Thank you.
Hello @Felicia_Hobert, thank you for your comment. Following your questions:
- No, it is not possible. You can connect Mudita Pure to your computer and download all music and podcasts from your computer via USB-c cable. There will be a Desktop App that will help you manage your Mudita Pure.
- Bluetooth antenna is switched off by default. So unless you will turn it on, it will stay off.
I hope that helps. If you will have any other questions, please let us know.
ok, the main takeaway I’m getting is that there is a more up to date connection method (USB-c), but I can still download podcasts and music to my mudita phone while it is on airplane mode, and listen to them while in airplane mode.
The second takeaway for me is that bluetooth is off by default, which is VERY GOOD. If there is a way to turn it ON, i’m assuming there is always an way to CHECK to make sure it is off, as it is supposed to be by default.
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Exactly. Bluetooth is off by default and in order to turn it on you would need to go to Settings and do it by hand.
And yes, all music and podcasts, downloaded to Pure will be able to listen to while in Offline Mode (so-called airplane mode).
This might seem like a given, but call quality is absolutely essential! I only mention this because it is one area of critique I have seen in reviews of other non-smart-phones. I’m unsure of the components that might contribute to poor call quality (microphone, cellular antenna, etc.) but having outstanding call quality seems like one of the most essential qualities of a phone.
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@Daniel_Hall
We agree! Reception & call quality are crucial functionalities. That’s why we spent quite a bit of time to develop and patent our own solution. We built a unique antenna, in-house, using our patented technology which allowed Mudita Pure to maintain good reception while minimizing exposure to radio frequency.
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@annieyazbeck Welcome to the Mudita Forum! We’re glad you’re here! Thank you so much for the suggestion. I, too, like storing converted/downloaded MP3 files on my phone & listening to my music WITHOUT the need for dedicated apps.
- Call / Text
- Group messaging
- Notes
These are three things I can’t live without in a phone.
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@textbook_quest I think Mudita Pure is perfect for you. If you’re US based, then you can use GroupMe SMS : ) https://groupme.com/en-US/sms, and now all your points have been covered
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That it’s built to last, so you don’t have to upgrade for as long as possible. 
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@rishabh WELCOME to the community I agree- a durable, long-lasting phone is a must! It’s very important from the point of sustainability. Mudita supports the Right-to-Repair movement. We want Mudita Pure to be a long lasting phone, so we decided to make it easily repairable. Recently, the European Commission ratified a new regulation called ‘right to repair’, which is going to be implemented in 2021 and requires that companies design longer-lasting products. We believe that our products should be easily fixed using spare parts.
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I’d say a browser, maps, calculator, notes, book reader, camera, meditation timer with guided audio and email.
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That’s great news!
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I’d say, that depends on how far one is willing to go in order to disconnect.
If one goes all the way, then all you really need in a phone, is texting and calling. For everything else you could get a seperate device or object, that you only take with, when you need it.
However, I feel like most people do not want to go that bare bones, as they have become to acustomed to some of the conveniences of modern smart devices. That is why I found the concept of the Boringphone so intriguing. It is basically an android smartphone with a different operating system, but without an Internet Browser, an App store, Email or Social Media. For messaging you can either use regular texting or Signal, a privacy focussed messenger service. So you get all the tools, but minimise a lot of the distractions, that regular smartphones have. Unfortunately they no longer seem to sell their product. So maybe, one day Mudita could launch a dumbed down Smartphone Version or Operating System of their own 
@urszula Related to right-to-repair, check out this opinion piece:
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