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There's a launcher called BaldPhone, which looks pretty big-shaped and high-contrast, and also open-source: https://baldphone.com https://baldphone.com Presuma

by aasasd 6y ago

There's a launcher called BaldPhone, which looks pretty big-shaped and high-contrast, and also open-source: https://baldphone.com https://baldphone.com Presumably there are Android phones with oldschool physical navigation buttons—at least there were back when the sky was bluer and the grass greener. Dunno how the launcher is on the configuration side. But in general I'm sorta attracted to the idea of using it myself. There's the rawness and clarity akin to modernism.

shaunregenbaum 6y ago
That looks fantastic!
ctietze 6y ago
Cool! The clock's font size is good. Display contrast could be enough to work. 2x2 tiles instead of 3x3 would be ace.
livre 6y ago
>high-contrast It has black letters on a dark grey background, something the author of the post complains about.
vidarh 6y ago
For even bigger, you can find plenty of Android tablets with SIM slots.
- sithadmin 6y ago
  The problem with this from a usability perspective is that in many markets, tablets ship without dialer functionality, and carriers frequently will block tablet ESNs from dialing and MMS/SMS functions. Running a VoIP client is always an option, but an extra layer of complexity that the target audience here is likely to struggle with, especially when it comes to troubleshooting.
  - kome 6y ago
    "tablets ship without dialer functionality, and carriers frequently will block tablet ESNs from dialing and MMS/SMS functions." I really wonder why they do that.
    - aasasd 6y ago
      My personal guess is, they probably want to capture the market for mobile web connection on tablets, and offer cheaper packages for that. But since they don't want you to circumvent regular mobile calls on your phone and use voip instead, you can't purchase these plans with mobile functionality. With phones or dialer-equipped tablets, you'll only get pricier traffic plans. As a bonus, if you want to have mobile calls/sms and cheaper web, you'll have to get two contracts—what's not to like?

by aasasd 6y ago

shaunregenbaum 6y ago

That looks fantastic!

ctietze 6y ago

Cool! The clock's font size is good. Display contrast could be enough to work. 2x2 tiles instead of 3x3 would be ace.

livre 6y ago

>high-contrast It has black letters on a dark grey background, something the author of the post complains about.

vidarh 6y ago

For even bigger, you can find plenty of Android tablets with SIM slots.

sithadmin 6y ago
The problem with this from a usability perspective is that in many markets, tablets ship without dialer functionality, and carriers frequently will block tablet ESNs from dialing and MMS/SMS functions. Running a VoIP client is always an option, but an extra layer of complexity that the target audience here is likely to struggle with, especially when it comes to troubleshooting.
- kome 6y ago
  "tablets ship without dialer functionality, and carriers frequently will block tablet ESNs from dialing and MMS/SMS functions." I really wonder why they do that.
  - aasasd 6y ago
    My personal guess is, they probably want to capture the market for mobile web connection on tablets, and offer cheaper packages for that. But since they don't want you to circumvent regular mobile calls on your phone and use voip instead, you can't purchase these plans with mobile functionality. With phones or dialer-equipped tablets, you'll only get pricier traffic plans. As a bonus, if you want to have mobile calls/sms and cheaper web, you'll have to get two contracts—what's not to like?