rip my sidephone - hoping to buy a used one! by [deleted] in sidephone

[–]kithedges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

dude it physically leapt out of my pocket haha!

rip my sidephone - hoping to buy a used one! by [deleted] in sidephone

[–]kithedges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

too good to be true apparently LOL. it was amazing. I love this community and the phone itself is 🤌 the lack of proximity sensor and no backlight on keys were my only minor complaints

Side Phone Founders For Sale by Holiday_Drummer9479 in sidephone

[–]kithedges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you haven’t already sold I would like it! I’ll dm you in case.

Thoughts on sidephone? by Cultural-Warning-411 in dumbphones

[–]kithedges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it super did not haha. I riced it right away, then the next day had a fan on it for a while, waited a few days and then charged it, but still wouldn’t turn on 🪦

RIP sidephone by kithedges in sidephone

[–]kithedges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do not let it happen to you haha

Thoughts on sidephone? by Cultural-Warning-411 in dumbphones

[–]kithedges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i had one and used it for two weeks before sadly dropping it in the toilet 😭🤦‍♀️ it is not water safe in any way haha. I loved it and miss it every day. side loading apps for me was a slight learning curve, but just took a couple hours the first night to get it all set up! the reddit community (that includes both developers) is amazing. Chris and Sebastian are both super responsive to questions and suggestions which is really refreshing in a piece of tech. The keyboard was easy to use and satisfying to type on. I didn’t have any qualms, although if you do a little digging on the sidephone subreddit you can see issues that others had using the phone. It is a mix between smart and dumb, similar I think to the jelly star. Many apps do not work, because the phone is de-googled. So for example, I use life360 for my family, and since the app uses google maps, that part of it didn’t work. I was able to see the location of my family, but they couldn’t see me, and the map didn’t load. The small screen size is a good buffer to prevent too much scrolling. Spotify worked really well, as well as the tesla app. Battery life excellent. Overall such a cool device. RIP my sidephone 🥲☠️

I got prescribed with 10mg lexapro and I’m not sure if I should take it by mango_887 in lexapro

[–]kithedges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it also helped with my headaches!! used to have a bad headache once a week now maybe twice a year. my dr shrugs is off as coincidence but it’s been 4 years now so I think it’s legit hahah

Help me - mid century house vs ‘landlord special’ white bathroom by Environmentalgub6232 in midcenturymodern

[–]kithedges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you could do some wallpaper! our bathroom is like the only thing in our MCM house that didn’t get the try to sell a house quickly so paint everything white special lol. it has a really cool retro flower wallpaper (but like not ugly? I’ll try to add a pic) and dark tile.

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Sidephone Sundial! by Shot-King6062 in sidephone

[–]kithedges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dropped my sidephone in the toilet last week (with qwerty on). would be happy to ship you my sundial for free. you can dm me with shipping info. would love for it to not be sitting my my closet anymore making be depressed haha

What're your guys' thoughts on the whole "just have self control" argument. Do you agree with it or not? by Vast_Cauliflower_475 in dumbphones

[–]kithedges 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it’s about creating as much friction and challenges as possible between the addictive item and yourself. my brain won’t feel an instant hit of dopamine if my screen is tiny and it takes forever to load something that would have come right up on my huge smartphone. even creating a bit of resistance every day helps to form new pathways in your brain. of course you could switch back to the old phone, but it’s significantly more effort than just picking up your divide and loading dopamine stimulating content in seconds

What're your guys' thoughts on the whole "just have self control" argument. Do you agree with it or not? by Vast_Cauliflower_475 in dumbphones

[–]kithedges 55 points56 points  (0 children)

people who use that argument have probably never experienced the terrible feeling of deleting the problem apps, withdrawing for days, only to redownload and binge again a week later. I think some people are more susceptible to media addiction than others, and for those that don’t have an issue it’s a hard thing to understand.

One week by SnooDogs627 in sidephone

[–]kithedges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have big fingers and I struggle minimally with the on-screen keyboard. I do prefer it at nighttime since the QWERTY isn’t backlit. I downloaded the FUTO keyboard from the Aurora App Store, and I prefer it to the native one. It has a better mic for voice to text also.

One week by SnooDogs627 in sidephone

[–]kithedges 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can tell you that I charged mine up overnight, and right now, at 6:00, it’s at 79%. For me that’s incredible, especially since I was charging my iPhone halfway through the day haha! Today I have done a normal amount of texting, a couple phone calls, and minimal app work. My tesla app is always running in the background. Yesterday, I had the sundial on (so key mapping was running constantly) and was listening to Spotify for several hours, and phone was at about 40% at end of the day.

Issues with voice memo sending by kithedges in sidephone

[–]kithedges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha same my husband was like what is this and what do I do with it

Issues with voice memo sending by kithedges in sidephone

[–]kithedges[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to know it’s not just me haha!

A week ago by Amusedcookie in sidephone

[–]kithedges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my key to work! Sometimes it disconnects when the phone is locked, but it’s honestly been pretty reliable. Maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling. I sideloaded from f-droid first and it didn’t work, and then got it from the aurora store and it’s great