I have realized that my information addiction can only be cured by completely removing the ability to consume it on my phone. I would like a device that has three (and only three) applications on it:<p>1) A phone
2) Text messages
3) Google Maps<p>I don't care about form factor, so I'm thinking a basic Android phone with everything but these three things stripped out.<p>Is this out there? If not - how hard would it be to make?
1. Acquire a device supported by LineageOS [1]<p>2. Unlock the bootloader<p>3. Install LineageOS with GApps (ability to run Google Apps and use the Play Store)<p>4. Enable root (it's an option in Developer Settings)<p>5. Disable/remove all other apps besides the ones you'd like to keep.<p>You need to be comfortable with commandline in order to use tools like adb (Android Debug Bridge) and fastboot. There are really good step-by-step guides on places like xda-developers though. Good luck!<p>[1] <a href="https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/</a>
Get a feature phone[0]. Not sure they have Google Maps on them though as I think that's an iOS/Android only thing.<p>[0] <a href="https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/feature-phones" rel="nofollow">https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/feature-phones</a>