Announced a short time ago, the Callback 8020 is seen as a means of combating the addictive lure of the modern-day smartphone. While it supports Android apps via its SailfishOS, it disables features like web browsing and social media by default.
However, despite the noble quest for a ‘digital detox’, the phone met with a somewhat frosty reception online (no pun intended), with many comparing it to an elderly relative’s flip phone. In our poll, 70 percent of you said you wouldn’t be buying one.
This can easily be achieved with most any Android phone.
Most Android phones nowadays fail at
either because they’re not unlockable or because neither OS supports that specific brand and model.
Not saying the rest isn’t correct, it’s just that “most” in there that in my experience is wildly optimistic.
lots of phones are not supported even by lineage. it does not help that manufacturers are continuously farting out the same mediocre models just with slightly different hardware, so that drivers need to be figured out again
Yes, by “most any” of course I mean that you can find a device with almost any spec or form factor you choose. If you like pixel, you can choose lineage or graphene. If you have an old phone lying around - with hundreds supported by lineage - there’s a good chance it works.
right. what I wanted to say, is most people can’t just convert a phone they already have. though tbh, that might not be a great idea either, in case there’s a fuckup or some unexpected regression.
I’m personally waiting for the Moto/GrapheneOS collab coming out next year. I’m rocking a slightly older OnePlus with LineageOS now.
doing this with a used pixel 8 pro bought off ebay.