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> It's simply easier to dumb down your existing smartphone, especially if you have an Android phone. That claim is a bit nuanced, IMO. Before I finally chose t
by selfhoster11 4y ago
> It's simply easier to dumb down your existing smartphone, especially if you have an Android phone.
That claim is a bit nuanced, IMO. Before I finally chose to move to iPhones, I tried my best to remove distractions from my Android phone, and I failed. iOS is less customisable, but comes with a configuration/ecosystem baseline that's far easier to tolerate, and insofar as it is flexible, the changes are far less painful than bringing an Android to that level.
Again, that's just my experience. YMMV.
- sw104 4y agoWhat did you find difficult in removing distractions on Android? I got a Pixel 5 few years ago (seemingly the smallest form factor Android device), didn't install any apps, removed a bunch of stock apps I didn't need, and turned off notifications for everything beside incoming calls/messages. After that, I just trained myself to avoid using search/the browser unless necessary and to do something else when the itch arises to check the phone for something.