Argh. I really want to get rid of my smart phone. Three things are really stopping me from downgrading to something simpler.
1) Portable SSH client. I would be content to carry around a small Cyberdeck so long as the phone can still be a wireless hotspot.
2) Maps/Navigation, again, Cyberdeck can do the job assuming I can get it connectivity.
3) MFA. I've stopped adding accounts to Google Authenticator and started using DUO's auth, but neither option is going to be available if I switch to something like the Light Phone. I'm seriously considering downgrading everything to SMS 2FA, just to get away from needing a smart phone in my pocket.
Someone is about to respond that I should just take control by running GrapheneOS (npub1kwa…e0nj) - which would be fine by me. Assuming my phone would even run it. I seriously doubt my non-flagshop phone has any chance in hell of running it. (Moto 5G -2024).
The Psychotic Network Ferret
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2025-06-29 12:21:03 UTC
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