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What apps or tips do you recommend to "dumb down" your smartphone?

This is an extreme example if you really want something like an old, 'dumb' phone from the past while still using modern hardware:

  • Remove any non-essential apps to making a call or text. I would only keep F-Droid to keep your launcher up to date (unless there's a built-in updater)
  • Replace your current launcher with something more minimal like Minimo Launcher
  • Optional: Install a game (Just one!) like Breakout 71 for something to do on your break (Like how old phones had a game to play)
  • Disable all notifications not related to phone or text
  • Disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, All Location Services, anything that isn't essential to making a call or text.

EDIT: forgot to add:

  • Only re-enable Wi-Fi for updating your launcher and/or game. Disable when you're done.

Congratulations, you've successfully 'dumb downed' your smartphone.

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I'd like some feedback on a YouTube decentralization project I'm working on: Torrent-Tube

A question I like to ask a lot whenever I see a new project that is similar to other existing or popular projects:

  • Why should I use this over XYZ?
  • What does this project do differently than XYZ?

If a developer can answer these questions, it tells me they have a clear picture of what their project is and should be.

So, I ask the same to you:

  • Why should I use this over yt-dlp, Piped, Invidious, etc?
  • What does this do differently than the other projects?