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I got mine still in the box in a drawer somewhere. The main selling point for me were the additional features compared to the original. From the FAQ: > These t

I got mine still in the box in a drawer somewhere. The main selling point for me were the additional features compared to the original. From the FAQ: > These tools are currently being developed and will be released in the coming few months These tools being the promised features of Music / Notes / Calculator / Directions / Ride hailing, and "coming months" being the end of 2019. It's been almost two years since the launch, and the original light phone will soon celebrate it's 5th anniversary so I'm not sure I should hold my breath. If anybody from the team is reading this, I'd love to hear what's blocking the software development side.

kop316 7y ago
What software does it even use? I couldn't tell based on the website (or I missed it).
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
  It looks bespoke to me, but it could be a skin on Android, possibly.
- clearing 7y ago
  It's a customized Android OS and firmware. Not sure how much more is okay to divulge.
AndrewKemendo 7y ago
I thought the whole point of this phone was to NOT have those things.
- ip26 7y ago
  Nobody bought the Light Phone to escape the dopamine drip of Calculator.
  - samstave 7y ago
    Calculator dopamine release really starts to add up once you get to the root of the problem...
    - linux2647 7y ago
      I feel like it rather subtracts from the experience
      - sombremesa 7y ago
        This topic is too divisive to discuss here.
  - dice 7y ago
    My three year old and I actually had a lot of fun with the Calculator app on my phone just a couple hours ago. He thought that me reading off large numbers was hilarious. So, yeah, Calculator is a pretty important feature.
  - jstanley 7y ago
    I read that Nintendo invented the "Game & Watch" games (pre-dating the GameBoy) after an engineer watched a businessman on a train entertaining himself by playing with a calculator.
- ricardobeat 7y ago
  For the original, maybe. This second edition was supposed to hit a sweet spot of no distractions, but enough features to live a normal modern life (ex: maps), and have a shot at being your main phone.

kop316 7y ago

What software does it even use? I couldn't tell based on the website (or I missed it).

asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
It looks bespoke to me, but it could be a skin on Android, possibly.
clearing 7y ago
It's a customized Android OS and firmware. Not sure how much more is okay to divulge.

AndrewKemendo 7y ago

I thought the whole point of this phone was to NOT have those things.

ip26 7y ago
Nobody bought the Light Phone to escape the dopamine drip of Calculator.
- samstave 7y ago
  Calculator dopamine release really starts to add up once you get to the root of the problem...
  - linux2647 7y ago
    I feel like it rather subtracts from the experience
    - sombremesa 7y ago
      This topic is too divisive to discuss here.
- dice 7y ago
  My three year old and I actually had a lot of fun with the Calculator app on my phone just a couple hours ago. He thought that me reading off large numbers was hilarious. So, yeah, Calculator is a pretty important feature.
- jstanley 7y ago
  I read that Nintendo invented the "Game & Watch" games (pre-dating the GameBoy) after an engineer watched a businessman on a train entertaining himself by playing with a calculator.
ricardobeat 7y ago
For the original, maybe. This second edition was supposed to hit a sweet spot of no distractions, but enough features to live a normal modern life (ex: maps), and have a shot at being your main phone.