> The issue is that people have differing opinions as to what those essential apps should be... I'd imagine that it's hard to get consensus around what you need

> The issue is that people have differing opinions as to what those essential apps should be... I'd imagine that it's hard to get consensus around what you need. I don't think so. There's already a consensus around the dumbphone experience. Those featured a limited UI and and OS focused communication, so really it's just about integrating with evolved versions of standard dumbphone apps (e.g. CardDAV, messaging apps like Signal, etc).