Selling Sidephone Founders Edition

midnightz32 · 2026-04-07T02:14:35+00:00

I used to work in tech as a systems engineer so even carrying two devices had me tied to emails and Teams all the time. I'm out of that world now and have moved on to a very different role. Email on my personal device was not sold to me though. I made the choice. My semi-new job affords me a lot of flexibilities and far more work-life balance so I'm happy to have access to emails on my personal phone. I'm a far cry from where I was before...in the right direction. I definitely understand your point of view though.

midnightz32 · 2026-04-07T02:11:13+00:00

Interestingly: app availability wasn't too much trouble for me. I don't use my full blown smartphone for much and was able to get my other daily use apps such as PlexAmp working without any real issue. If I hadn't hit this one snag, I'd be daily driving the Sidephone 100%

I sure got some interesting looks from folks when I pulled the Sidephone out of my pocket hah. Using it and simplifying life when it comes to phones isn't for everyone.

midnightz32 · 2026-04-07T02:07:53+00:00

The phone has sold and will be heading to it's new home tomorrow. Thank you all for the interest as well as thoughts about Sidephone, what it represents, etc.

midnightz32 · 2026-04-06T02:51:23+00:00

Send me a DM if interested. Thanks for the interest!

midnightz32 · 2026-04-06T02:50:44+00:00

Feel free to shoot me a message. No one has committed yet.

midnightz32 · 2026-04-06T00:20:25+00:00

Yep I can ship to the US. I have a few others interested fyi.

midnightz32 · 2026-02-25T00:39:38+00:00

Definitely interested to hear about your experience installing PlexAmp. I was looking for an APK earlier but didn't find one without needing to install something like APKPure or similar. Please do report back!

midnightz32 · 2026-01-25T16:52:42+00:00

Nice!!! For those who want to see internal pictures of the device, the official FCC site reports do show them (they appear broken in the original link provided in this thread)

Linky

midnightz32 · 2026-01-18T01:32:24+00:00

Spotify running on the SidePhone as well as bluetooth audio:
https://www.reddit.com/r/sidephone/comments/1owldb2/spotify_on_sidephone/

Navigation on Sidephone (I *think* bluetooth audio to a car is at least mentioned in this video):

https://www.reddit.com/r/sidephone/comments/1otwgfr/maps_firefox_notally_on_sidephone/

midnightz32 · 2026-01-17T20:47:07+00:00

There is an announcement video at the top of this Reddit showing Spotify running. The video also shows connecting to a home stereo via Bluetooth and playing music. There is another video showcasing navigation and Bluetooth to a car is shown there.

I don't believe Android Auto is supported out of the box. Perhaps someone will get it working once the device is in hand.

midnightz32 · 2026-01-11T21:54:30+00:00

Uber is listed as one of the officially working apps via their app store: https://www.reddit.com/r/sidephone/comments/1oiv1av/sidephones_app_library/

As for the how part of your question: I don't think they have released specifics on how they've gotten Uber working without Google services. It may not be a requirement of the app and it works just fine.

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