Apple and Google will gladly erase the works of developers to chase profits.

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    My plan going forward is to either make or buy a basic small cyberdeck type system. Using my phone as basically little more than a glorified cellular modem. Or for isolated calls or SMS.

    Looking at investing in and setting up some mesh halow infrastructure at home and a couple other places to reduce the need for the cellular modem part a bit more.

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        You jest. But those of us born in the 70s and before have first-hand knowledge of this magic device.

        Behold! 30 minutes of total talk time, with no curly cords or anything!

        LOL a Steam Deck isn’t even that absurd.

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            Oh, yes, I keep forgetting way droid isn’t as well known as I think it is. But, absolutely, combine that with a Bluetooth headset and it’s almost sensible.

            If I remember correctly, it didn’t Windows 11 also have some ability to run Android software as well.

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      I just need two things myself. SMS and phone. Maps would be nice, but I can use an old phone for that.

      A cyberdeck with just VOIP/SMS would be awesome.

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        Even something arm-based, like a Raspberry Pi, can still run a KDE instance and allow you to connect to your phone through KDE Connect. There’s definitely a lot of possibility there, as long as you’re willing to keep around an old non-flag-ship phone as a modem.