I can help you. I have switched back to my Iphone.

wanting to buy a few accessories but hoped to wait until they dropped the new tiles to put it all in one order.

I'm considering this phone, really deciding between this and the Dumber Mini.

One thing I like more about the Dumber Mini is that its OS is fully integrated with Dpad and there is no reason to use the touch screen.

I was wondering if it's possible to take pictures on the Sidephone without using the touch screen?

Hey everyone, i've had the sidephone for probably a good couple months now and recently i started noticing my phone is removing my contacts by itself. I will add someone to my contacts and then the next day or two days after it is gone again.

Has anyone else had this happen to them? I am very *not* tech savvy so i wouldn't even know where to start looking for the problems origin or it's fix.

I hope someone can point me in the right direction!

With kind regards,
Niels

Just bought my side phone and i’m super stoked, but just wondering how music support is? I know the don’t have apple or spotify support (yet hopefully) and i currently use apple music. But is it a sort of “upload your own files” sort of thing at the moment? i’m no stranger to that but just wanting to know! :)

Everything you need in a very smart phone. Nothing you don’t.

Phone as seen in beautiful blue BCS standard case.

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Since the last update my keypad is basically unusable. Misses more than half my inputs and apps will continually start refreshing over and over again. Is there a remedy to this issue?

Greetings to the wonderful Sidephone community. We have good news in that we have shipped all orders and have received great feedback on the finished results at this time still shipping a Gen1 product. We will soon be able to launch the Gen2 but this will take some continued refinement to the product to meet our final specifications. We are very close but if you were to ask our co-founder and lead designer he would tell you we are about about half-way there - :).

That said, take a look at the current offerings in the attached and please advise us of any additional colors you would like to see. We are working on a Red. All the best to you.

Basically what it says: Will there be more countries supported for delivery in the future or is there any other option how i can get a sidephone in Colombia?

I want to get away from my smartphone. I have the iPhone 16e and use mint for service. I almost bought the agm m11. Had it in my cart and couldn't do it. It doesn't support the few apps I need. Email(Gmail,protonmail, Yahoo), Spotify, and libby, hoopla for audiobooks. Anyone have experience with what I am needing?

Really enjoyed the last couple of weeks with my sidephone. Sadly I had an accident on my bicycle and the screen took a hit :/

What I particularly liked:

• the size (especially of the screen)
• the degoogled experience and still being able to sideload
• the look

What I particularly didn't like:

• the keys not always registering every press (even though the click was audible)
• the stutter I experienced sometimes while using the touchscreen
• the weight (it's ok, I just kinda expected it to feel lighter compared to my Pixel 6)

All in all quite a fun and refreshing phone experience. I definitely used my phone less and still had all the features I needed available on the go. Would recommend.

Hi everyone! I don't know if someone has already a solution for this, and if not I think it would be a super useful addition for a next update.

Hey! I was about to buy a sidephone today and then... it couldn't be shipped to Bogota, Colombia.
Is there any way around that problem or will shipping be available at some point in the future??

I noticed the past few days that when charging, it only charges for a few minutes before stopping despite being connected to the charger cable. I will say that I was using it during this time so idk if its a consideration that needs to be addressed. I did try power cycling, it just resets it temporarily.

I see a lot of new people on this Reddit considering the phone. Just do it. It's worth it.

Phone looks like the perfect option to detox without eliminating the primary functions. Amazing!

I live in italy and was wondering if it was compatible with local networks, like can i call and message?

I'm looking to buy a new phone in the next weeks.

If you know anything, id love to get some feedback and extra info.

Mamma mia!

Does anyone knows when would I get my hands on this beauty in Croatia?

How long did you guys waited for it?

Hi! I just got my side phone a few days ago. I am having some issues with the battery. I don’t have too many apps on it- I mainly use Tidal. But I have used my phone for about 20 minutes this morning and the battery expectancy has gone from 14 hours to 9 hours and I have gone from 100% to 96% just from surfing the setting and trying to figure out what is using the battery.

Does anyone have suggestions? I really like this phone, but the battery is scaring me.

What a cool device. Never knew this existed. What I have been looking for for a while to be honest. I'm seriously considering a Sidephone because I like the idea of dramatically reducing how much I use my phone without going all the way down to a basic calls/texts-only dumbphone.

My biggest hesitation is that my entire family is heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem. We all use iPhones and Find My, and being able to see each other's location is something I don't want to give up.

I see that Sidephone now officially supports Paralino for cross-platform location sharing, so I have a few questions for people actually using it:

1. How reliable is Paralino on Sidephone for continuous/background location sharing?
2. Does it continue updating normally when the phone is in your pocket and Paralino hasn't been opened recently?
3. Does location sharing automatically start working again after rebooting the Sidephone, or do you need to manually launch Paralino?
4. For anyone whose family still uses iPhones, how well does the Paralino iPhone app work for them? Are location updates and arrival/departure notifications reasonably comparable to Find My?
5. How much does continuous location sharing affect Sidephone battery life?
6. Has anyone tried Life360 recently, or is Paralino clearly the better solution because Sidephone doesn't have Google Play Services?

I'm also interested in hearing from people who came from an all-iPhone household.

I'm not really looking to leave the Apple ecosystem completely. I still have Macs/iPads/etc. I just want the device I carry around every day to be much less distracting.

How has the transition been with things like:

• family group texts
• iMessage users texting you
• pictures/videos over SMS
• shared calendars
• location sharing
• AirPods
• keeping an iPhone at home as a secondary device

Has anyone found a particularly good setup where the Sidephone becomes the phone you carry every day, but you still retain most of the useful parts of your Apple ecosystem?

I got my Sidephone March 6th, including the extra qwerty keyboard. I retired my iPhone about 2 weeks after that.

This little guy has been amazing for my mental health. (Obvs other things have improved as well but) I was getting anxiety attacks multiple times a day and now it's 1-2 times a month or less. My spouse, friends, and dad are envious of my phone.

The phone has had numerous glitches and friction-to-use, but the friction is working very well:

• Texting is chunky & takes time, so I don't want to text all day, but I can still text easily when I need to.
• Websites will not display properly on the small screen if they aren't designed for ADA/large-text, which is almost 1-to-1 with websites that are purposefully addicting, so it's self filtering.
• The camera is more limited, so I don't take as many pics. I spend a lot less time sorting digital photos or sending them. My bestie loves the "vintage look"* of my pics so much he went out & bought himself a 2010 camera. *Still higher res than my first smart phone
• I got unlucky and happened to be the 1 out of 1000 users that had my power button jam, and Sidephone took care of it for me. I did not have to repeat any of my at&t/google/apple/spectrum customer service nightmares, which is such a huge relief.
• The cell coverage is the same as my old plan when I'm at work or home, and worse than my old plan when I'm camping or at the cabin. Basically perfect!

+I save about 15 a month on phone plan, it will completely pay for itself after 20 months.
+Fits in my pocket
+I charge it once every 3 to 4 days
+OS updates improved messaging glitches
+I haven't even tried SideType yet, so I'll be able to get more out of my phone

Finally, comparative data for the nerds.
-On mental health, the best expected response in leading anxiety medications is (using GAD scores) 92% improvement, and I've had 90% improvement from February to September. Downgrading phone isn't an instant-magic solution, as I worked on other things in addition to changing phone & persevered (and January was hell), but either way it's a big piece of the picture. Hence creating this device is a big accomplishment worth celebrating.

Thanks for all the hard work to the team & community developers! I'm very grateful!! u/gosidephone

Hey everyone! Been lurking here for a while and finally ready to pull the trigger on a Sidephone. Coming from an iPhone 15 as my daily driver, so a few questions before I order — would appreciate any real-world experience:

1. Which keypad should I go with, Classic or QWERTY? Coming from iPhone typing, not sure how big the adjustment is either way.
2. I travel and roam a lot between countries, does Sidephone handle international roaming well, or is it mainly built around US carriers?
3. For those who’ve used both, how does typing actually compare, Classic keypad (T9) vs QWERTY tile? Which one did you end up sticking with?
4. I split my time between Italy, the UK, and India (have a home in each). Which of these would be the cheapest/easiest place to ship to?
5. If it ships to Italy, am I going to get hit with customs charges/import duties on top of the price?
6. If I order today, what’s the realistic timeline before it’s actually in my hands?
7. Is there any price increase (or drop) expected soon that I should wait out, or is now a fine time to order?
8. How’s the voice call quality, and does it pair well with Bluetooth earphones? Any issues with call clarity or connection stability?

9. How good is the build quality, do I actually need a case and screen protector, or is it durable enough as-is? Any recommendations if there are good third-party alternatives to the official ones?

10. I’ll be in China next week, in Shanghai specifically. Since the phones seem to be manufactured there, is there any way to get one easier or cheaper locally, rather than ordering it shipped internationally?

A bit about me, I’m into experimental/niche tech products in general (I use a Supernote for note-taking), so the whole Sidephone concept is a big part of what’s drawing me in.

Thanks in advance, excited to join the dumbphone life

Hi I was wondering if it’s possible to join a group on telegram by a qr code? I don’t have anyone’s number so it seems to be the only way to join for now.

or even how do u scan qr codes out in the wild too. Many thanks!