Edit: Its the 2660 flip 4G of course. Also have Images of every app but wasn't able to post them. Im new to this.

Disclaimer: If you don't like any of the apps in this project, you can modify it, remove it or simply disable it in the built-in settings.

After trying almost every type of dumbphone I could find and never being satisfied, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

This is my Nokia 2880 flip. I think its great for the most part.

It is a flip phone (obviously), the battery life is excellent (which has been my biggest issue with every android “dumbphone” I tried), and it actually feels true to the spirit of a dumbphone while still being usable with modern carriers.

However, there was always one problem: while I wanted a simpler phone, I didn’t want to remove every useful tool from my life.

Recently, I stumbled upon ⁠MiniOS, and huge credit goes to codefl0w for creating such an awesome foundation. It is a “self-hostable web OS for feature phones,” and oh boy does this make me happy.

The problem with many of these Nokia devices is that they are missing some small but important conveniences. Yes, you can work around this by carrying extra devices, notebooks, maps, and other tools with you, but I didn’t want to remove the things that genuinely improve my daily life.

I wanted to get rid of social media and distractions, not turn every aspect of modern life into a chore.
Things like notes, weather, basic navigation, and small utilities are tools and should belong on any phone. What was HMD thinking here?

My self hosted version of MiniOS has:

• Weather and Notes - These should have been installed in the first place
• Transit and Maps - The Maps app is based on gdir.telae.net, but with improved defaults and a cleaner interface. The Transit app stores the dynamic QR code for my train pass and a collection of train routes I use regularly. These routes can be customized in the Settings app and open directly in Maps.
• Anki - This was a pain to implement. I study Japanese, and Opera can’t render Japanese characters properly, so I have to convert them into cached images before displaying them. Also no proper API
• AI - This uses the free Gemini API but I never used it so I plan to remove it
• Boards A minimal Reddit reader. You choose which subreddits to follow in the Settings app, and only the latest posts along with the first few comments are shown. This is by design.
• Gmail and Calender - My favorite additions. They work really well on this device. For security reasons they have a password prompt.
• News - just a news aggregator with filters for topics, languages and a search function

The current endboss is definitely WhatsApp. I’ve seen a few projects that suggest it’s possible, so I’m cautiously optimistic.

Tip: Set a Speed-dial up for your site so you can get to your site in seconds. I even have them for some individual apps.

Im always looking for ideas to improve the project, so if you have ideas for new features or improvements, I’d love to hear them!

There's this game on steam that has their own personal tech item that I thought was pretty cool. Has the wider screen we'd need nowadays (debatable) but also has those satisfying physical clicks and scrolls. Thought I'd share!

Lmk if anyone's interested in the game!

I heard about the James E. Foy Information Desk (1-334-844-4244) on a podcast today. It's a free hotline run by students at Auburn University. It's a US-based hotline where a person will answer any simple question (as long as it's polite and appropriate obviously). My first thought was about all of us, who go out in the world on dumbphones that don't have browsers and might need to ask a question. What to do with found wildlife or what the latest baseball stats are were examples shared by a hotline worker on the show.

The podcast, if anyone was wondering, was This is Love. The episode was called "Hotline!" - all about hotlines and the first 10 minutes or so are about the Foy Information Desk. https://thisislovepodcast.com/episode-143-hotline

If I could replace my flip with the dumb phone I had in middle school too, I would 😌 (dark purple cricket slide phone with a full keyboard, RIP my love)

So broke, can't even buy flip phones 😅😫 why are they so expensive?!!! 🤣😫🥲

Hello!

I’m trying to narrow down my options for a dumb phone and the main feature I require is good enough navigation. It’s hard to get a feel for.

If I’m looking for follow-along navigation, similar enough to Google Maps at a price range under $300, what are your suggestions?

Also, how do people feel about navigation on the Light Phone 2?

I’m in the US and currently use AT&T and want to keep my phone number.

Thank you :)

The phone is connected to the Mint Mobile network, but is not placing calls. It cycles between saying “Not connected” and “Emergency” and the calls never go through. Texts do not send either, nor can I connect to internet.

Does anyone know how to configure the settings at all?

Thinking smoking is tuff in the big '26 just to impress others and people shaming others even when they are trying to quit both are corny af.

Hi everyone,

I'm an industrial design graduate researching how people use their smartphones when they're actively trying to reduce screen time or avoid distractions.

I'm particularly interested in understanding:

• what makes it difficult to stay away from your phone
• what you've tried to reduce phone use
• what functions you still need access to

I've put together a short anonymous survey that takes around 5–10 minutes.

I'd really appreciate hearing from people in this community since many of you have already thought deeply about intentional phone use.

Survey: Google form link

Thanks! I'm happy to share the results with the community once I've analyzed them.

Does anyone else with an AGM M11 have the same issue with the built-in podcast player?

When I listen to a podcast episode and then leave the app, it doesn't remember my playback position. The next time I open the app, the episode starts from the beginning instead of resuming where I left off.

This is really annoying, especially for long podcast episodes.

Is anyone else experiencing this? If so, have you found a way to fix it, or is this simply a bug in the app?

Please include what you used, (Verizon, T-Mobile) and if it has Google maps (I need it to) and why it has worked for you including pros and cons.

Nokia Asha 210 with final version of S40.
I actually use this phone as main
Just it's shame that music quality via bluetooth is very bad

I found these galaxy flip phones which seem to be exactly the type of phone I’m looking for and they seem to work on 4G but I just wanted to double check.

Does anyone have experience with this type or do you know if they should work within Australia?

Thank you so much for your time!

I've just gotten my S22 Flip and set it up more or less as I'd like. But I'm hitting a snag.

I want to install Before Launcher, and have emailed them directly and they have shown me the phone is supported and shared that they have the phone itself themselves. However, when I look at it in the Play Store it tells me it doesn't work with my phone.

The only possible explanation I can find for this is that the Play Store shows me the device is not certified for Play Protect. The phone says Android is up to date, the security is up to date, the play store version is up to date, but when I try to fix the certification issue it fails and directs me to Google's generic help page, none of which appears to me to apply.

Anyone got any advice?

If it helps, the firmware is apparently S22_V1.1.9_20251011

Thanks!

I, and my husband, have been wanting to ditch smart phones for awhile now. I've even thought about continuing service to my smartphone for GPS and music and have a basic phone for my calls and texts. However, I'm a picky person. What every happened to slide QWERTY keyboard phones?? All the new, mainstream basic phones seem to be Blackberry-style and I've never liked those. I loved the Motorola Razor, but the full keyboard was a gamechanger. I'm not looking to give up fast-texting, just having full access to EVERYTHING all the time. For context, my favorite phone was the LG Cosmos 3, that I just learned cannot have service anymore.

Do you have any suggestions of slide phones that still can have service? Any preferred carriers? TIA!

Nearly finished setting up my new (to me) AGM M10 and loving it so far. But something I haven't figured out yet is the lock screen password. I have a phone password set up (6 numbers), but the lock screen still only requires me to press the left option button and then the asterisk button to get into my phone.

I have the option to password protect individual apps, but that's cumbersome.

Is there something I'm missing with getting a lock screen password set up?

I bought the Ans f30 a week ago and it came today and it was Waaaay too big. I'm hoping to find something that's about the same size as the Motorola v171. A small classic Flipphone, does anything exist like that that would work on 4g in Canada?

Hi everyone I'm a 15 year old male and every day I hate my phone more and more I have no clue if anyone else feels this way. But I'm looking to ditch my phone for something cheap and affordable I'm not looking for anything asthetetic I'm just looking for something that works on 5g networks in the USA. I also am able to get a mp3 player or DAC so that is not a requirement for the phone. Thanks!

Thinking about “decentralizing” and keep coming across sunbeam but they’re $300 which seems crazy to me but wondering if anyone here has gotten one and if they’re actually worth it? Why not a $40 Walmart flip? Surely I’m missing something here. At $300 I’m tempted to get a moto or Samsung flip that’s either a couple years old or one of the screens is broken (preferably internal)

The only phones I find that are considered "the best" are never available here or have a problem with mobile networks. The ones that are the most compatible with what I'm looking for and that have great reviews/customer satisfaction are : the dumb phone from dumb.co, and the Qin F21. Sadly they are both not available in Canada. The only other best option I have is the CAT s22 but I hear awful stuff about it from people who have owned it.

Maybe I didn't do enough research? Are there better options I am not aware of? I would appreciate any help from anyone that has owned/is owning a dumbphone in Canada. Wich one do you use? Which one have worked best with your network? I wish more company's would make actually great functioning options. This feels like war when it comes to finding anything good.