[arcane23]

Seems like there needs to be a split of both hardware and software. Mobile phones morphed into something else lately. Not all of us need all the features of a smart phone, but still need a comms device. We need a simpler OS with simpler hardware that focuses on comms and less features. Simpler OS, lower attack surface, simpler to maintain without the help of a gigantic corporation. I don't need a supercomputer in my pocket.

[gruez]

>Not all of us need all the features of a smart phone, but still need a comms device. [...] I don't need a supercomputer in my pocket.

What's stopping you from using a feature phone?

[markus_zhang]

I don’t even want a smart phone if the banks/trading firms don’t force me to use a phone for auth. I keep a used smart phone for company stuffs (again auth) and bank stuffs.

[arcane23]

Security/privacy?