![mischeiwiller's tweet photo. I turned my iPhone into a dumb phone
I never thought i would be the type of person who turns their iPhone into a dumb phone (there is a reason it is a smart phone, right?).
But here we go, reading about digital minimalism and how to reduce screen time.
If something hookes me up, i am all in. This can be great. But it can also be really annoying.
## My addictions
I am an addict. I know this since my teenage years when i could not quit gaming for meals or bedtime. It also surfaced in nicotine: i first was an occasional smoker, then pretty fast a heavy smoker. I smoked ~1 package a day. When not going out. When goin out i smoked... more. I luckily changed to snus after 2 years of smoking. Because i actually liked doing sports and knew it would hurt my lung capacity. So i snused obsessivly for ~14 years. And by obsessively i mean i slept with the snus in it. And i dont start talking about alcohol (luckily this episode was shorter, still too long, but definitely shorter).
**Obviously there are also positive aspects if you are an addictive person: The sports i picked up i did quite intense. This was the case with climbing, bouldering, mounaineering, and cycling. But this is another story.**
## First Smartphone
These negative experiences were among others a reason why i got my first smartphone just at 27 when i started my first office job. Since then my screen time consistently increased. In the beginning it was only browsing on the phone. Alraedy this let my toilet time explode. First i also had no social media on the phone (i deleted my fb account in 2003 for other reasons). Then i made linkedin in ~2019. Another surge in screen time. Then came corona and i tried tiktok, snapchat, twitter, and installed youtube. Another surge in screen time. I only was a consumer on all of these platforms. And just doomscrolling on these platforms without having any output just left me empty and unfullfilled. In January 2024 i then made the first posts in twitter and started to post irregularily.
## From Consumer to "Creator"
Changing from the passive to the active part on twitter changed something for me. It felt better. I got interactions. I had a goal, a measure, something to work on. Still it does obviously not helpt to reduce screen time (at least the screen time had some meaning to me). And also i lost consistency of posting and fell back to only consumerism. And this mostly on my phone.
## The Dumb Phone
I then got across the concept of dumb phones. The first time i read it was probably from @sspaeti (https://t.co/7golzoOIzC). Crossed the topic again and again, found it interesting but never really gave it a thought that it could be for me. Too radical. But it kept popping up. Then i just saw recently the @dhh post about his dumb phone (https://t.co/ggpbl8Kkbf; although he compares it more to omarchy, in my view its the same concept). - omarchy is conquering my timeline lately anyway and i am this close to give it a try as well, but this is also another story - So this motivated me to give it a try.
## Setup
To setup the dumb iphone i then installed the @DumbPhoneApp. It is quite easy to, takes about 5 minutes though. But the experience is just awesome. I love it! And when i realised it is an indieproject fom @michael_tigas i loved it even more!
## What next?
I will keep testing the next month and see what happens to my screen time and if my enthusiasm sticks (which i really hope). I really want to reduce screen time, and this definitely feels like a good step in the right direction.
[Original text: https://t.co/oM61LMxtGP]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G0-XSmUWAAAX3OK.jpg)
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Turn your iPhone into a Dumb Phone, and avoid easy distractions / dopamine hits.
Made by @michael_tigas
Download on the App Store 👇 👇 👇
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Meet Dumb Phone. 🔥🚀
Introducing my new app Dumb Phone 🚀 🥳 (@DumbPhoneApp)
Avoid easy distractions and dopamine hits, with a minimalist style phone.
Try it out 👉 https://t.co/R51D5eMCDF
🔨 9 days start to finish
💩 18 days to get past App Store review
Dumb Phone swaps flashy icons / colours with a sleek and minimal Home Screen for accessing essential apps.
I've been using this every day for the last month and my screen time has nosedived. When I pick my phone I don't open random things anymore and it has completely changed how I interact with it.
Try it out for yourself, add the apps that you use most of the time, and let me know what you think! (and leave a nice review 🙏 😄)
Download on the App Store here; https://t.co/MdEgOtahiX
I've tried to include many popular + indie apps so you can easily add them to your new Home Screen. 😊
Thank you to everybody who has given me feedback, appreciate your support. ❤️ ❤️
#buildinpublic #productivity #minimalism #dumbphone
i just noticed Dumb Phone got a shout out on the App Store iOS 26 favourites list this past week!
super cool to see, and in great company with other indies also 😀 😀 😀
Great writeup regarding purpose behind reducing tech/smartphone addiction.
Thanks for sharing your experience leading to discovering Dumb Phone @mischeiwiller!
I turned my iPhone into a dumb phone
I never thought i would be the type of person who turns their iPhone into a dumb phone (there is a reason it is a smart phone, right?).
But here we go, reading about digital minimalism and how to reduce screen time.
If something hookes me up, i am all in. This can be great. But it can also be really annoying.
## My addictions
I am an addict. I know this since my teenage years when i could not quit gaming for meals or bedtime. It also surfaced in nicotine: i first was an occasional smoker, then pretty fast a heavy smoker. I smoked ~1 package a day. When not going out. When goin out i smoked... more. I luckily changed to snus after 2 years of smoking. Because i actually liked doing sports and knew it would hurt my lung capacity. So i snused obsessivly for ~14 years. And by obsessively i mean i slept with the snus in it. And i dont start talking about alcohol (luckily this episode was shorter, still too long, but definitely shorter).
**Obviously there are also positive aspects if you are an addictive person: The sports i picked up i did quite intense. This was the case with climbing, bouldering, mounaineering, and cycling. But this is another story.**
## First Smartphone
These negative experiences were among others a reason why i got my first smartphone just at 27 when i started my first office job. Since then my screen time consistently increased. In the beginning it was only browsing on the phone. Alraedy this let my toilet time explode. First i also had no social media on the phone (i deleted my fb account in 2003 for other reasons). Then i made linkedin in ~2019. Another surge in screen time. Then came corona and i tried tiktok, snapchat, twitter, and installed youtube. Another surge in screen time. I only was a consumer on all of these platforms. And just doomscrolling on these platforms without having any output just left me empty and unfullfilled. In January 2024 i then made the first posts in twitter and started to post irregularily.
## From Consumer to "Creator"
Changing from the passive to the active part on twitter changed something for me. It felt better. I got interactions. I had a goal, a measure, something to work on. Still it does obviously not helpt to reduce screen time (at least the screen time had some meaning to me). And also i lost consistency of posting and fell back to only consumerism. And this mostly on my phone.
## The Dumb Phone
I then got across the concept of dumb phones. The first time i read it was probably from @sspaeti (https://t.co/7golzoOIzC). Crossed the topic again and again, found it interesting but never really gave it a thought that it could be for me. Too radical. But it kept popping up. Then i just saw recently the @dhh post about his dumb phone (https://t.co/ggpbl8Kkbf; although he compares it more to omarchy, in my view its the same concept). - omarchy is conquering my timeline lately anyway and i am this close to give it a try as well, but this is also another story - So this motivated me to give it a try.
## Setup
To setup the dumb iphone i then installed the @DumbPhoneApp. It is quite easy to, takes about 5 minutes though. But the experience is just awesome. I love it! And when i realised it is an indieproject fom @michael_tigas i loved it even more!
## What next?
I will keep testing the next month and see what happens to my screen time and if my enthusiasm sticks (which i really hope). I really want to reduce screen time, and this definitely feels like a good step in the right direction.
[Original text: https://t.co/oM61LMxtGP]
![mischeiwiller's tweet photo. I turned my iPhone into a dumb phone
I never thought i would be the type of person who turns their iPhone into a dumb phone (there is a reason it is a smart phone, right?).
But here we go, reading about digital minimalism and how to reduce screen time.
If something hookes me up, i am all in. This can be great. But it can also be really annoying.
## My addictions
I am an addict. I know this since my teenage years when i could not quit gaming for meals or bedtime. It also surfaced in nicotine: i first was an occasional smoker, then pretty fast a heavy smoker. I smoked ~1 package a day. When not going out. When goin out i smoked... more. I luckily changed to snus after 2 years of smoking. Because i actually liked doing sports and knew it would hurt my lung capacity. So i snused obsessivly for ~14 years. And by obsessively i mean i slept with the snus in it. And i dont start talking about alcohol (luckily this episode was shorter, still too long, but definitely shorter).
**Obviously there are also positive aspects if you are an addictive person: The sports i picked up i did quite intense. This was the case with climbing, bouldering, mounaineering, and cycling. But this is another story.**
## First Smartphone
These negative experiences were among others a reason why i got my first smartphone just at 27 when i started my first office job. Since then my screen time consistently increased. In the beginning it was only browsing on the phone. Alraedy this let my toilet time explode. First i also had no social media on the phone (i deleted my fb account in 2003 for other reasons). Then i made linkedin in ~2019. Another surge in screen time. Then came corona and i tried tiktok, snapchat, twitter, and installed youtube. Another surge in screen time. I only was a consumer on all of these platforms. And just doomscrolling on these platforms without having any output just left me empty and unfullfilled. In January 2024 i then made the first posts in twitter and started to post irregularily.
## From Consumer to "Creator"
Changing from the passive to the active part on twitter changed something for me. It felt better. I got interactions. I had a goal, a measure, something to work on. Still it does obviously not helpt to reduce screen time (at least the screen time had some meaning to me). And also i lost consistency of posting and fell back to only consumerism. And this mostly on my phone.
## The Dumb Phone
I then got across the concept of dumb phones. The first time i read it was probably from @sspaeti (https://t.co/7golzoOIzC). Crossed the topic again and again, found it interesting but never really gave it a thought that it could be for me. Too radical. But it kept popping up. Then i just saw recently the @dhh post about his dumb phone (https://t.co/ggpbl8Kkbf; although he compares it more to omarchy, in my view its the same concept). - omarchy is conquering my timeline lately anyway and i am this close to give it a try as well, but this is also another story - So this motivated me to give it a try.
## Setup
To setup the dumb iphone i then installed the @DumbPhoneApp. It is quite easy to, takes about 5 minutes though. But the experience is just awesome. I love it! And when i realised it is an indieproject fom @michael_tigas i loved it even more!
## What next?
I will keep testing the next month and see what happens to my screen time and if my enthusiasm sticks (which i really hope). I really want to reduce screen time, and this definitely feels like a good step in the right direction.
[Original text: https://t.co/oM61LMxtGP]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G0-XSmVWIAAQGo0.png)
Thank you Eric, great to hear you're gaining so much value from using Dumb Phone each day! ❤️
For a couple years I used the Light Phone to help control my phone usage and it was great. However, I eventually went back to my iPhone since I needed a smartphone for a lot of things (banking, parking, etc.).
But recently I converted by iPhone to a "dumb phone" using @DumbPhoneApp. All my apps are still on my phone, but most are hidden so I don't get a dopamine hit when opening my phone to a bunch of colorful icons. In other words, I'm not distracted from why I picked up my phone in the first place. (I also don't have social media apps on my phone.) You can completely configure what text links to apps you have on your home screen.
I found it's really reduced by phone usage. I'm controlling my phone instead of letting it control me. I highly recommend!
@EricRSammons Thank you so much for the shout out @EricRSammons!
It makes such an improvement cutting out the dopamine that hits us when we pick up the phone, and is important we always make it work for us, not the other way around.
Hope you continue to get so much value from it each day 🫶
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Getting really tempted to try @DumbPhoneApp
best 4 star app ever 🫡
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