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Commodore is back with a de-Googled feature phone for the anti-doomscrolling crowd
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this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2026
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It "blocks" social media? Whether or not you actually want that, I'm not sure how they could possibly implement it in a way that isn't terrible. Jolla is outside my wheelhouse, but it's Linux isn't it? How are they stopping me from installing anything, let alone these specific things?
~~"Blocks" is hyperbolic, but~~ it's definitely going to add friction to the process. The screen is small (although apparently a touchscreen), the keyboard is T9.
Edit: good lord it's not hyperbolic. They're jockeying for selling devices that can be locked down by one party before being handed to another.
Certainly feels like they're claiming more than just journalistic hyperbole
Huh. Guess I wasn't paying attention.
An optional feature apparently.
If a web browser can charge you an extra $60 to give you not AI or cryptocurrency wallets, then maybe Commodore can charge you an extra $400 (vs a similar KaiOS phone) to give you not a web browser.