I picked this phone from Backmarket for 70 USD. I cleaned it up and started debloating and slightly degoogling it. The bootloader is locked unfortunately, but you can debug this phone.

It runs very smooth for being 7 years old and running on Android 11 (upgraded from Android 9).

Wifi calling and texting from Delta chat works, i even tried the video calling and suprisingly, it worked really well too. Now i just gotta try out the data.

  1. Apps being used: (everything except from Trip Plans and Grab are downloaded from Droid-ify)
  • Trip Plans: this is the app i gotta use to communicate with my group on my trip. This and Grab are the only “Google” apps on here.
  • Grab: Southeast Asia version of Uber
  • Mucke: Music Player
  • Episteme: Book/PDF reader
  • Ciphernotes: Note taking app
  • Etar: Calander
  • NFC Alarm Clock: setting alarms and timers
  • Binary Eye: app to read bar codes and QR codes
  • BlockAds: ad and tracker blocker
  • GeauxWeather: Weather App
  • Cache Cleaner: (not located on screen) this app helps clean out all cache in your system and user apps. Can also be set to remove and delete data.
  • Keyboard: AnySoftKeyboard
  • Browser: Ironfox
  • Ripple( not located on screen) a app to trigger an action to protect privacy, depending on what app it is. Some apps hide/disguise or delete data, etc.
  • freeman@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    NFC Alarm Clock is the best. I use it with the NFC Tools Shortcuts to set an alarm in 7h50mins, my perfect nighr of sleep time

      • freeman@feddit.org
        2·
        1 day ago

        Its the only one I can press a button and set it to a time IN X mins/hrs. I need a combination of a timer (ring in x minutes) and an alarmclock (wake me up at XX:XX) I want “wake me up in X minutes” This was only possible with NFC Tools Pro and NFC Alarm Clock. I dont use the NFC functionality for either of them, but setting the alarm by touching an NFC Tag where I plug in my phone could be very handy

        • Ripley_Tripley@lemmus.orgOPEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          Do you have a harder time waking up if its only the traditional alarm? (XX:XX) the minute time is for extra security?

          • freeman@feddit.org
            2·
            1 day ago

            In my experience I get grumpy and am not as fresh, if I sleep longer than 8 hours.

            For weekends or holidays I use it like that, then the duration of sleep is more important than the waking-up point. I could do rough math in my head and then look at the “Next Alarm in…” but like that its so much easier. One click and its set.

            I also have three more alarm shortcuts to set it to the three different trains I take for work.

      • freeman@feddit.org
        1·
        1 day ago

        Below 7h for a few nights and I am not productive and get angry easily. So its no question for me. I’d change jobs if I had to, my body is important to me

        • Ripley_Tripley@lemmus.orgOPEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          I used to be like that too and then i got used to getting no sleep for a little while. Like getting less than 4 hrs and then going to work in the field or going on my weekend hikes. My sleep schedule was crazy bad for a while until i started feeling that i needed sleep. I need at least 5hrs and im good, anything under im not doing anything and sleeping in.

          • freeman@feddit.org
            1·
            1 day ago

            I am not sure how the body can adjust really. Maybe you get used to it mentally, but I am not sure if the slower reaction time and risks for cancer, dementia and things like that are still fhere or not.