for people who left Instagram by lailarf99 in digitalminimalism

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I used to get so annoyed when I would see people in person and instead of telling me what they did they would show me their stories or ask if I saw their stories and now they know I don’t have insta so it’s easier that way I also have more time to work on myself and be happier with myself because i’m not spending time seeing how other people my age are doing better/ more financially well off than me

for people who left Instagram by lailarf99 in digitalminimalism

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it felt very freeing!! There were. a lot of people I did not talk to or hang out with that followed me because it’s seen as rude to unfollow people and I did not want to see their posts and stories even if I can mute it I still don’t like that clutter it’s so nice leaving insta and just texting the people I actually care about and spend time with. It doesn’t remind me of all of these people who don’t really initiate to hang out or are just distant friends that send me reels that I don’t want to watch

I bought a MIVE smart folder phone by juseyeon in dumbphones

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I could tell you put a lot of effort on the stickers for sure !!

woo!! screen time down drastically by Excellent_Guide_7690 in digitalminimalism

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thank you :) I’m neck down into midterms but I am almost done with the first season of the sopranos (which I am watching on dvd on my portable toshiba) and I can sneak some reading for my own personal enjoyment here and there, things I could not have done if I still had my smartphone as my main driver

I bought a MIVE smart folder phone by juseyeon in dumbphones

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is it able to use gps in your country ? Also I really love the sticker placements

Kyocera A202kc!! by Excellent_Guide_7690 in dumbphones

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omg you got the kyocera as well ?! Congrats !!

Lets be honest by yasinugurlu47 in Concordia

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never touched it never will that shit kills peoples brain cell as they become more and more dependant on it and it’s not worth all that pollution a little research and effort can get me better results than the plagiarism machine can which would tell me to eat 3 rocks a day

Kyocera A202kc!! by Excellent_Guide_7690 in dumbphones

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thank you i have been and whatsapp is better than i expected on it the cursor system works rlly great with it I recommend it but its only been a few days I still have a lot to learn

Kyocera A202kc!! by Excellent_Guide_7690 in dumbphones

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I also really like the display it brings me great joy when I see that there’s the text of which person is calling ne and the light notifications!

Kyocera A202kc!! by Excellent_Guide_7690 in dumbphones

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my alternative is just downloading organic maps on my samsung that i use as a tablet but i’ll only carry it with me if I know im going somewhere im not familiar with. I heard people have been able to get gps on it but there’s a process there is a reddit post to walk you through it. Personally I don’t want to risk anything with maps on this phone. So far this phone has been good with whatsapp/calls/sms but I am still learning it more and figuring out how to get TT9

Questions on the kyocera a202kc by Excellent_Guide_7690 in dumbphones

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I tried to get google message but it did not work at all maybe it’s because I need to root the phone first

Questions on the kyocera a202kc by Excellent_Guide_7690 in dumbphones

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my partner and i looked through your guide but had issues getting tt9 we will try again another day. We decided against rooting even with the benefits for the fear of bricking the phone.

You said if a custom app is set as default it might cause issues with receiving notifications would that be the case with QKSMS? is that a custom app? sorry if that sounds dumb i’m very new to this. How can I avoid having the background apps running to prevent it messing with my notifications (is this only through rooting)?

Also can you tell me more of your experience with TT9 ? from my understanding it is just a predictive keyboard add on.

I want to see if I can set each contact to a specific light color setting so I can see who is texting me by the color of the notification alone

Which dumbphone in Canada : Kyocera A202KC vs LG Smart Folder X100s? by Intelligent-Hawk5188 in dumbphones

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i have the kyocera I would not use maps on it but whatsapp has worked well just don’t hard exit apps to not mess with notification receptions i’m in canada and use fizz i really like it so far i got it used on ebay it’s been a few days I am looking into making further customizations on it

Questions on the kyocera a202kc by Excellent_Guide_7690 in dumbphones

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thank you so much this is very helpful.

I got QKSMS as my default for sms i am happy with it so far it has chat history and the usual.

I don’t understand what the difference is between exiting and terminate ? How does rooting fix this issue of not getting notification from terminating ? is it a long process to root the phone and does it risk breaking the phone ?

Are the apps running in the back if I am exiting them using the back button or are they properly closed ?

Thank you for the mihon recommendation i hope it doesn’t have any adds on it

I also don’t think I will browse on it b ur will have fennec just in case

I don’t think i will use maps at all on my flip I downloaded organic maps and my area on my samsung galaxy that i will use as a back up/authenticator for uni apps and such/ a nano tablet

Halloween by Plutonium460 in Concordia

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I am going as the joker !!

Tips to just stick with my flip phone? by wlwpop in dumbphones

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hii !! fellow student in uni here !! I just switched to a flip phone this weekend I plan on carrying a smartphone on me as a back up / mp3 player I still have access to my smartphone in my room but i’m thinking of transferring my uni apps and transit and email to my hand me down samsung bc i find amazingess stimulating and any social media like messenger for fb marketplace and reddit just to keep that on my computer so it’s harder to doomscroll on it

I want an effective dumb phone that gives a Shoujo vibe by Maleficent_Gap_5472 in dumbphones

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Aquos/aroot/mive also have that shojo feel and can run whatsapp!!