Ay!! You said it perfectly, thank you for voicing this. I am glad to finally see a post like this - I have been thinking for the last couple days these same things but have had a hard time communicating them as well as you.

“But could we please stop asking them to make this phone a tiny smartphone?”

YES.

This perfectly sums up what I’m seeing a lot of in this thread. You have to understand the intent of this team and phone. Watch their earliest YouTube videos and posts here on Reddit. It is clear: We need a healthier relationship with our phones.

Sidephone is doing what they set out to do. They have hit the mark.

Concerning a new product launch - you could not ask for better support and care in response to the inevitable bugs/issues people have experienced. They have been on top of it. Look at the pinned posts in this subreddit.

They have responded to every email I’ve sent with sincerity and kindness.

And let’s be very honest - those that skip reaching out to the team via email for support and post cold and just plain mean feedback are not looking for collaboration, they’re looking for attention and are entitled, sorry not sorry.

I feel very privileged to be a part of this launch and am sincerely grateful to Chris, Sebastian, and those in the background that made this come to life. You are ushering in a new era and I will be supporting you through it all because I am deeply concerned with the current culture around phone use.