Randomly stumbled upon this: https://old.reddit.com/r/dumbphones/comments/1obfvuj/the_dumbdroid_store_has_launched_you_can_buy_a/
Seems like a cool project
Randomly stumbled upon this: https://old.reddit.com/r/dumbphones/comments/1obfvuj/the_dumbdroid_store_has_launched_you_can_buy_a/
Seems like a cool project
Is WhatsApp supposed to be a selling point?
Right?
I see that and am instantly turned off
I’m gonna guess that most people (myself included) saw the candybar format and the word “Nokia” and assumed it was a “dumb” phone. I’m guessing they looked at the messaging app with the largest or broadest market share and used that as a point to clarify that it’s a “smart” phone.
Indeed.
WhatsApp is Meta and should be avoided as much as possible, but there are some countries where it’s everywhere.
I just looked up a flat rental for summer, got contacted by the agency on Whatsapp. I’m not going to try to convert a real estate agent to Delta chat or Signal.
It’s also more popular with older folks who this phone probably targets.
Doesn’t it say it runs on LineageOS? If so I assume you can just as easily install Signal on it.
sure, but why is WhatsApp a selling point…
used to be Facebook was the selling point for he simple minded… now it’s moved to whatsapp
This kind of “dumb” phones are not typically marketed to privacy and security cautious people like us. They are trying to mostly reach regular people that want to “detox” from social media but at the same time also have a usable device. Like it or not especially in Europe everyone uses WhatsApp to communicate, so it is something that most regular people consider necessary.