Thanks for watching! If you have any questions about the Light Phone, feel free to ask them here in the comments and I'll do my best to answer! Or if you're a current Light Phone user, feel free to share your experience below!!!
How reliable is the hotspot function? I’m a session drummer and my studio doesn’t have WiFi, but I need to be able to fire off sessions to clients without going all the way home…
So far it’s been as reliable as any other iPhone hotspot I’ve used. I haven’t tried uploading any large files using it, but I’d think you’d be okay for audio files.
I’m glad to hear that was helpful!! After I ordered the phone, I had a moment of panic thinking I might not be able to use it in the dark. Fortunately I was wrong 😂
@@tannerjacksonelimike4332 Me too! Having not owned a Kindle, I was definitely worried for a second. My experience so far is that visibility with the backlight is great though!
This review and product showing was so in depth, I super appreciate it! I'm highly interested in buying this and I feel you gave more details much easier than the Light Phone's own website. (I love their aesthetic but it was hard to find a basic list of the specs and to know what exactly it can and can't do.) You seem to have thought of everything with the experience of using this phone! I thought of using an old GPS system as well. Then I remembered I have one already from about 2010 as well! I thought of the tiny size and how it probably wouldn't fit most phone holders in the car for navigation. I also thought of how tiny and black and white the display is and realize an old TomTom will be a bigger, colored and non distracting device for navigation. Seems like a great fit a phone for me. Perfect for when I need a break from getting too sucked into the world of the internet. I would use this as a secondary phone that comes with me out and about. A device that doesn't reel me in and has me all too excited to use it MORE. Thanks so much for all your thought and effort putting this video together!
Texting on it is terrible unless you use text to speech. If you need to be able to efficiently text, avoid phone. The screen delay and dead spots and tiny keys will make it a nogo for you. I personally don’t text much anyways, so started getting in the habit of text to speech if I absolutely have to text. It got me making a lot more phone calls and leaving voicemails. Definitely have everything forwarded to email, as this phone can’t do anything with texts. You can’t read texts while talking, and if someone sends you a link it is useless on your lightphone
@@therealsamreid for that price tag, I can easily get a Poco X3 pro with a powerful Snapdragon processor and big colour screen. I don't have any social media at the exception of UA-cam, which has helpful tutorials, so I don't think that the light phone could be my daily driver. I've been spoilt with big colour screen and that screen is way too little for my big fingers
This was the best review!! Thank you especially for your thoughtful recommendations (the weather forecast phone number, brilliant) and your honest takes on the pros & cons. I think my biggest hangup now is that texting photos & images among friends is a big part of my communication with them (most of my nearest & dearest live far away, and many of us are artists looking over each other's WIPs), but I'm tempted to find a go-around using Apple's in-house texting via email address. (My other hangup is that I don't know what all of their notification sound options are - your review's the first one I've found with a few examples, though! - and I'm picky about having soft, soothing sounds if I need to have the sound on.) Thanks again!
What a great video! So much helpful information and it was conveyed so effectively. I have been thinking that the Light Phone 2 is the right decision for me for a while now but I have been very hesitant due to the price and because of how deeply dependent I am on my smartphone to the point where I cant imagine life without it. Your video was some well needed encouragement.
I haven't received mine yet, but this is what I'm concerned about too. But I know that my phone now also makes me impatient and needy 🤣 btw, your room reminds me of something off of cheers lol!
Thank you for this deep dive! This was extremely helpful and informative. Do you think you need dust plugs for the micro USB port and headphone hole? (Or is it called a jack?) I saw another review somewhere saying they got dust under the screen and got the plugs. I've never had this problem with any phone but not sure if light phone needs it being e ink?
Glad it helped!! I’ve had the phone for about 2.5 months (mostly carry it in my pocket) and haven’t had any issues with dust in the charging port or the headphone jack (or under the screen!). I’ll update you if anything changes though!
In my experience, totally depends on use. The battery has lasted 2 days when the phone sat in my pocket (powered on) while on vacation. If you were to use navigation, my understanding is that you'd need to plug it in for it to last longer than a few hours. But in general everyday use (texts, calls, using the hotspot occasionally), I've only had it die once or twice before I went to bed at night.
Really thorough review. The phone sucks. Kindle screen. Too many glitches. So unresponsive. And 299 dollars. In the name of minimalism people think they can sell anything. No, these are not minimalism.
@Giorgos Gog They still make the 2 soup cans with a string tied to each one..The wifi stinks but the service is cheap, plus you get soup for a day..enjoy
How's the navigation? Can you do something like search 'Italian food' and see a bunch of options near you and information about them such as their phone number, etc? And what about links texted to you?
Hi Jordan! My friend Jose uses the example of searching for Starbucks and getting a list of all the locations near him in his video (linked below). Beyond that, I'm not sure - I actually use other means for navigation. I know there are a few text-based services that can definitely provide you with information like a place's phone number (also linked below). Links texted to you are kind of a nightmare - right now the only option is to re-type them out on your computer. I believe the Light Phone team has mentioned working on a "forward-to-email" feature for links like they have for pictures. Jose's video: ua-cam.com/video/D5D_O7JXFe4/v-deo.html | Text services: github.com/ouidevelop/text-message-directions
This was just the type of review I was looking for! I’ve been stalking them since their early kickstarter days but I don’t like to be *that* early an adopter. Thinking of taking the plunge now that they’ve added navigation. Any word on a notes feature or swipe to text coming down the pipeline?
Not that I’ve heard of! But if you go on the Light Phone subreddit ( reddit.com/r/lightphone ), you can usually find news about future updates like that. I know they’ve mentioned the possibility of a voice memo feature at some point. Hope that helps - and thanks for watching!
Not 100% sure how accurate this info is, but I saw a list of specs from some website that said it has a notepad and voice memo. But perhaps Sam has checked from the official source and has more accurate info. Swipe and voice to text would really help out this phone!
@@arkieologist Agreed about voice to text! I just double checked my dashboard and it doesn't look like there are any signs of a notepad or voice memo available. But hopefully soon!
@@arkieologist Thanks for the reply! I’ll see if I can find those specs you mentioned (I could have simply missed them when researching) and let’s petition for swipe to text! :) Not sure how e-ink would respond but it’s worth mentioning to the developers!
Hey Abram! I just checked my dashboard and Navigation has not been added yet. Here's the latest update as far as I can tell: www.reddit.com/r/LightPhone/comments/opifhr/new_update_on_maps_7222021/
I currently have a flip phone and have been looking for a replacement because I hate texting with the number pad. When I had a smartphone, I enjoyed the ease of texting, which does not seem to be equaled by the Light Phone 2. Do you think that the Qwerty setup, small and unresponsive though it may be, would be faster and more convenient than a number pad?
Hmm...that's a great question. It's been a while since I've used a number pad, but it probably depends on whether you had predictive text (T9) or not. My guess would be that the Light Phone would definitely be faster than manual typing with the number pad (typing "222" to get "c"), but fairly comparable to predictive text on a flip phone. If you don't mind a couple typos here and there, the Light Phone would probably be a tiny bit faster. Hope that helps!
@@johnambrose1995 Hey John - I'm interested to hear Liam's answer! But in case he doesn't see this, I just wanted to add that the Light Phone just added voice-to-text, which has been pretty accurate in my experience and has made texting significantly easier.
@@johnambrose1995 I did end up going with the Light Phone, and I do much prefer it. I never really liked how the predictive text worked on my flip, so I never used it. The QWERTY keyboard on the LP2 is very small but works well enough (obviously not as quick as a smart phone) and as Sam said, the voice-to-text is really great for longer messages. The call quality on the Light Phone is much better than my flip phone, as well, for me and for whoever I'm calling, so I'm pretty glad I made the switch. Hope this helps!
I am using my old carrier sim card with the light phone 2 but it seems like the service is spotty compared to my previous phone. Is anyone else experiencing this?
I’d double check with your carrier - but that’s the way it worked with Verizon. I had to take a couple troubleshooting steps that I found on the Light website, but overall it was a pretty simple process. Good luck!
@@therealsamreid It worked pretty easy (Mint Mobile). Contacts were a bit of a pain though but I managed to do it. I'm officially on lightphone! I will be selling my smartphone and when I'm ready, I'll go back. This is good to have to detox. I already feel like my brain is less fogged and I'm living more in the moment!
I think you mentioned this already, however, can you browse the internet on this phone because I'm trying to avoid it? Not that I'm against the internet, but I'd like to spend my time away from the internet.
Hi! It’s my daily driver, although I admittedly still use my old iPhone on my house’s WiFi for some things (like replying to this comment!). You are definitely able to switch the SIM card back and forth if you want to use it on a temporary/weekly basis.
Not as of right now. I know they’ve mentioned that is on their “future developments” list but I haven’t heard any updates about firm plans to develop that feature just yet
Hello again! Funny timing on this one - just got an email from Light that they are officially introducing voice-to-text. You can read about it here: medium.com/the-light-phone/voice-to-text-feature-2b406ebe78ba
To the best of my knowledge, this is not a current feature - unless you were to download the individual tracks (like from a CD from the library) onto your Light Phone.
I still don't get the podcast aspect. So if I subscribe to a podcast, say the Dumb phone show do I just need to add that subscription and the episodes automatically load on to the phone or do I need to connect to the website to download each episode daily?
Great question - if you're subscribed (from the Dashboard), new episodes will automatically show up on your phone. If you want them to be "downloaded" (i.e. available offline), you'll need to select which ones you want to download - but that part can be done from the phone. Hope that helps!
That's a great question - I don't think they have any plans to incorporate banking features, but using the phone's hotspot along with a laptop or tablet (or old phone) is probably your best bet.
As far as I’m aware, the only accessibility feature is a “hearing aid control” setting. As of right now, the phone can’t do text-to-speech, enlarge font, or accept voice commands.
I just got it and inserted the micro SD. I linked my phone number - do i need to take out my Sim from my smartphone every time i need to use the light phone? I thought it would link my phone number and could shut off my smartphone and leave it for the day etc.
Hey! Great question. I'm not 100% sure about the micro SD, I but I think your options are either to switch the SIM each time you want to use it, or use two different SIM cards and "port" your number. You may be able to find what you're looking for in this article about porting a number or Light's support website (both linked below). hushed.com/what-is-phone-number-porting/ support.thelightphone.com/hc/en-us
Hi! Given that the phone doesn't come with a charging block, what kind of block is safe to use with the LP2? I've had bad experiences before of ruining my devices' batteries because I used a charging brick that was much too high voltage for the device (like my Nintendo Switch with a Google Pixel for example). Any insights on this? Thanks!
Excellent question. I haven’t run into any issues with this - I alternate between using the USB port in my car, an Apple charging block, and a power strip with USB ports. The Light team can probably give you a better answer if you reach out - support@thelightphone.com
@@jaredbeltran9676 I've been using the phone with a generic USB charging block for about 10 months now with no issues, so I assume you can use what you want. I wouldn't, however, recommend it with a fast charger. I don't think it's meant to handle that kind of power.
That's a fair comparison! The bright side is that it's definitely challenged me to slow down. I'd say the voice-to-text feature is surprisingly quick though!
@@therealsamreid - I like the phone. It's just the basics. What I don't like is the price. For the price they are asking for it, it should have a couple more features. If it was cheaper I would definitely buy one as a 2nd phone.
Thats slow even for an e ink display which means they put a shitty processor inside it that can barely run the functions. My kindle works faster. So it's not an e ink issue.
Ive had it for half year. Disappointed totally. It is a joke. Battery gone in 8h. Directions not working. It switches off during the night charging. All sorts of bugs. Would not buy again. Will not. Never. It is like a half product. Not finished at all.
Sorry to hear that! I haven’t really used the Directions tool yet, but the phone has definitely helped me in my goal of decreasing my screen time. That was the reason I got it, so for me, it’s worth it if they’re still working out a few bugs. I understand that’s not true for everyone though! Thanks for your comment.
Fantastic! They need to make texting equal to a smartphone, the screen needs to be a little bigger and that crappy, shitty micro usb port from hell needs to be usb-c, even if they only give us 5 gigabits throughput. Litephone 3 please. I still use iPhone 7 and it is everything I need from a pocket computer and I'm very able to not use it, so I don't really need this phone. I could see myself with the next one if the above is added, which I'd use in conjunction with an iPad mini. I love all the great modern features and power of current smart devices but I really agree with the need for simpler devices designed to end distraction, digital addiction and digital dementia. Well done. More and slightly better please. Remarkable have a great minimal e-ink tablet that this would go with this perfectly as an anti-phone/anti-tablet combo.
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions about the Light Phone, feel free to ask them here in the comments and I'll do my best to answer! Or if you're a current Light Phone user, feel free to share your experience below!!!
How reliable is the hotspot function? I’m a session drummer and my studio doesn’t have WiFi, but I need to be able to fire off sessions to clients without going all the way home…
So far it’s been as reliable as any other iPhone hotspot I’ve used. I haven’t tried uploading any large files using it, but I’d think you’d be okay for audio files.
But can we play Pokémon on it?
You’re the first review that mentions it having a backlight! Amazing review! 💪🏽
I’m glad to hear that was helpful!! After I ordered the phone, I had a moment of panic thinking I might not be able to use it in the dark. Fortunately I was wrong 😂
@@tannerjacksonelimike4332 Me too! Having not owned a Kindle, I was definitely worried for a second. My experience so far is that visibility with the backlight is great though!
This review and product showing was so in depth, I super appreciate it! I'm highly interested in buying this and I feel you gave more details much easier than the Light Phone's own website. (I love their aesthetic but it was hard to find a basic list of the specs and to know what exactly it can and can't do.) You seem to have thought of everything with the experience of using this phone! I thought of using an old GPS system as well. Then I remembered I have one already from about 2010 as well! I thought of the tiny size and how it probably wouldn't fit most phone holders in the car for navigation. I also thought of how tiny and black and white the display is and realize an old TomTom will be a bigger, colored and non distracting device for navigation. Seems like a great fit a phone for me. Perfect for when I need a break from getting too sucked into the world of the internet. I would use this as a secondary phone that comes with me out and about. A device that doesn't reel me in and has me all too excited to use it MORE. Thanks so much for all your thought and effort putting this video together!
Glad this was helpful!!
This is such a well put together review / recommendation video. Good job man. I'm glad I ordered one!
Thanks so much for saying that! I'm excited for you to have a LP!
Great review!!! Awesome :)
Thanks Jose!!
price is way too high.
Great Video! Getting my light phone tomorrow! 😄
Nice!! I'm pumped for you!
Texting on it is terrible unless you use text to speech. If you need to be able to efficiently text, avoid phone. The screen delay and dead spots and tiny keys will make it a nogo for you. I personally don’t text much anyways, so started getting in the habit of text to speech if I absolutely have to text.
It got me making a lot more phone calls and leaving voicemails.
Definitely have everything forwarded to email, as this phone can’t do anything with texts. You can’t read texts while talking, and if someone sends you a link it is useless on your lightphone
Excellent review and choice of music! NTB rocks man!!
Thank you!!!
I really hope they come out with a newer one that's at least twice as big. The small size is just a deal breaker for me right now, unfortunately. T.T
Totally fair! As far as I know there aren't any plans for the LP3, but I'll let you know if I hear anything different.
@@therealsamreid for that price tag, I can easily get a Poco X3 pro with a powerful Snapdragon processor and big colour screen. I don't have any social media at the exception of UA-cam, which has helpful tutorials, so I don't think that the light phone could be my daily driver.
I've been spoilt with big colour screen and that screen is way too little for my big fingers
I hope that NOT most people will have the same wish as you. Basic phone should be small. But you're a moron to understand that
@@danteerskine7678 Some people are trying to get away from screens
Welp, hope you got your answer with the new LP III 😅
This was the best review!! Thank you especially for your thoughtful recommendations (the weather forecast phone number, brilliant) and your honest takes on the pros & cons. I think my biggest hangup now is that texting photos & images among friends is a big part of my communication with them (most of my nearest & dearest live far away, and many of us are artists looking over each other's WIPs), but I'm tempted to find a go-around using Apple's in-house texting via email address.
(My other hangup is that I don't know what all of their notification sound options are - your review's the first one I've found with a few examples, though! - and I'm picky about having soft, soothing sounds if I need to have the sound on.)
Thanks again!
So glad to hear it was helpful!
What a great video! So much helpful information and it was conveyed so effectively. I have been thinking that the Light Phone 2 is the right decision for me for a while now but I have been very hesitant due to the price and because of how deeply dependent I am on my smartphone to the point where I cant imagine life without it. Your video was some well needed encouragement.
Glad to hear that!
You and Jose both banged out amazing reviews, love from ny
Thanks Emmett! Hope it was helpful!!
@@therealsamreid for sure - just bought one
Perfect video! You nailed it!
Good review straight and to the point looking to get one soon. thanks
Glad it was helpful - thanks for watching!
Great review-detailed and thought out
Thank you! Hope it was helpful!
God bless you brother!
🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼
Great review! God bless bro!
Thank you so much!
Great video. Very well done
Thank you!! Hope it helps!!
Great video man
Thank you! Hope it helped!
Oh man a memory card slot would be a great addition. I've had enough of smartphones.
Good call! That would up the storage space for music, or maybe even allow for things like voice memos.
Love this. Had no idea it even existed! The lag/delay would be a bit much for me, but overall looks great.
It’s really changed the way I interact with my phone / made me realize how conditioned I am to expect instant results haha
I haven't received mine yet, but this is what I'm concerned about too. But I know that my phone now also makes me impatient and needy 🤣 btw, your room reminds me of something off of cheers lol!
@@kf9058 I feel like after having it for a while I've gotten used to it! And thank you - haha definitely going for that eclectic restaurant/bar look!!
Thank you for this deep dive! This was extremely helpful and informative.
Do you think you need dust plugs for the micro USB port and headphone hole? (Or is it called a jack?)
I saw another review somewhere saying they got dust under the screen and got the plugs. I've never had this problem with any phone but not sure if light phone needs it being e ink?
Glad it helped!! I’ve had the phone for about 2.5 months (mostly carry it in my pocket) and haven’t had any issues with dust in the charging port or the headphone jack (or under the screen!). I’ll update you if anything changes though!
I'm here for the Light Phone II give-away from Studio Review!
That would be dope!! I'll keep you updated 😎
I heard the battery is horrible. can you confirm yes or no?
In my experience, totally depends on use. The battery has lasted 2 days when the phone sat in my pocket (powered on) while on vacation. If you were to use navigation, my understanding is that you'd need to plug it in for it to last longer than a few hours. But in general everyday use (texts, calls, using the hotspot occasionally), I've only had it die once or twice before I went to bed at night.
Really thorough review. The phone sucks. Kindle screen. Too many glitches. So unresponsive. And 299 dollars. In the name of minimalism people think they can sell anything. No, these are not minimalism.
Thanks for your comment! Do you use the Light Phone? I’m always curious to hear about others’ experiences - positive and negative.
@Giorgos Gog They still make the 2 soup cans with a string tied to each one..The wifi stinks but the service is cheap, plus you get soup for a day..enjoy
Yea 299 for this piece of crap, I'd rather use a 20 dollar tracphone.
Im shocked by the price tag
How's the navigation? Can you do something like search 'Italian food' and see a bunch of options near you and information about them such as their phone number, etc?
And what about links texted to you?
Hi Jordan! My friend Jose uses the example of searching for Starbucks and getting a list of all the locations near him in his video (linked below). Beyond that, I'm not sure - I actually use other means for navigation. I know there are a few text-based services that can definitely provide you with information like a place's phone number (also linked below). Links texted to you are kind of a nightmare - right now the only option is to re-type them out on your computer. I believe the Light Phone team has mentioned working on a "forward-to-email" feature for links like they have for pictures. Jose's video: ua-cam.com/video/D5D_O7JXFe4/v-deo.html | Text services: github.com/ouidevelop/text-message-directions
This was just the type of review I was looking for! I’ve been stalking them since their early kickstarter days but I don’t like to be *that* early an adopter. Thinking of taking the plunge now that they’ve added navigation. Any word on a notes feature or swipe to text coming down the pipeline?
Not that I’ve heard of! But if you go on the Light Phone subreddit ( reddit.com/r/lightphone ), you can usually find news about future updates like that. I know they’ve mentioned the possibility of a voice memo feature at some point. Hope that helps - and thanks for watching!
@@therealsamreid Thanks, Sam! Appreciate the time you took to reply. :) I’ll check out the subreddit!
Not 100% sure how accurate this info is, but I saw a list of specs from some website that said it has a notepad and voice memo. But perhaps Sam has checked from the official source and has more accurate info. Swipe and voice to text would really help out this phone!
@@arkieologist Agreed about voice to text! I just double checked my dashboard and it doesn't look like there are any signs of a notepad or voice memo available. But hopefully soon!
@@arkieologist Thanks for the reply! I’ll see if I can find those specs you mentioned (I could have simply missed them when researching) and let’s petition for swipe to text! :) Not sure how e-ink would respond but it’s worth mentioning to the developers!
Thanks for the review. Any idea if they released the navigation app?
Hey Abram! I just checked my dashboard and Navigation has not been added yet. Here's the latest update as far as I can tell: www.reddit.com/r/LightPhone/comments/opifhr/new_update_on_maps_7222021/
@@therealsamreid Awesome! Thanks for the link.
Just circling back around to let you know the "Directions Tool" has been released!
I currently have a flip phone and have been looking for a replacement because I hate texting with the number pad. When I had a smartphone, I enjoyed the ease of texting, which does not seem to be equaled by the Light Phone 2. Do you think that the Qwerty setup, small and unresponsive though it may be, would be faster and more convenient than a number pad?
Hmm...that's a great question. It's been a while since I've used a number pad, but it probably depends on whether you had predictive text (T9) or not. My guess would be that the Light Phone would definitely be faster than manual typing with the number pad (typing "222" to get "c"), but fairly comparable to predictive text on a flip phone. If you don't mind a couple typos here and there, the Light Phone would probably be a tiny bit faster. Hope that helps!
@@johnambrose1995 Hey John - I'm interested to hear Liam's answer! But in case he doesn't see this, I just wanted to add that the Light Phone just added voice-to-text, which has been pretty accurate in my experience and has made texting significantly easier.
@@johnambrose1995 I did end up going with the Light Phone, and I do much prefer it. I never really liked how the predictive text worked on my flip, so I never used it. The QWERTY keyboard on the LP2 is very small but works well enough (obviously not as quick as a smart phone) and as Sam said, the voice-to-text is really great for longer messages. The call quality on the Light Phone is much better than my flip phone, as well, for me and for whoever I'm calling, so I'm pretty glad I made the switch. Hope this helps!
I am using my old carrier sim card with the light phone 2 but it seems like the service is spotty compared to my previous phone. Is anyone else experiencing this?
I personally haven't experienced this but I'm curious to hear if anyone else has!
So that means you can just swap your SIM card from your iPhone to the light phone?
Yep! You'll need to make sure you turn off iMessages first, but other than that it's pretty straightforward.
@@therealsamreid thank you :)
Just got mine in the mail today. I currently have Mint mobile. Can I simply just take my sim out of my phone and put it in the light phone?
I’d double check with your carrier - but that’s the way it worked with Verizon. I had to take a couple troubleshooting steps that I found on the Light website, but overall it was a pretty simple process. Good luck!
@@therealsamreid It worked pretty easy (Mint Mobile). Contacts were a bit of a pain though but I managed to do it. I'm officially on lightphone! I will be selling my smartphone and when I'm ready, I'll go back. This is good to have to detox. I already feel like my brain is less fogged and I'm living more in the moment!
@@Mdogbrown Amazing! So glad to hear that. Cheers!
I think you mentioned this already, however, can you browse the internet on this phone because I'm trying to avoid it? Not that I'm against the internet, but I'd like to spend my time away from the internet.
No internet browser!
I expect custom ringtones for the price. Do i get em?
You can choose from a library of ringtones but as far as I know there’s no way to upload an mp3 or anything like that.
is this a daily driver for you or a weekend phone? I am curious and interested in something that I can use to "unplug"
Hi! It’s my daily driver, although I admittedly still use my old iPhone on my house’s WiFi for some things (like replying to this comment!). You are definitely able to switch the SIM card back and forth if you want to use it on a temporary/weekly basis.
How to get in India?
Nice
No voice to text for messages ??
Not as of right now. I know they’ve mentioned that is on their “future developments” list but I haven’t heard any updates about firm plans to develop that feature just yet
Hello again! Funny timing on this one - just got an email from Light that they are officially introducing voice-to-text. You can read about it here: medium.com/the-light-phone/voice-to-text-feature-2b406ebe78ba
@@therealsamreid Nice.
Is listening to audio books also an option?
To the best of my knowledge, this is not a current feature - unless you were to download the individual tracks (like from a CD from the library) onto your Light Phone.
I still don't get the podcast aspect. So if I subscribe to a podcast, say the Dumb phone show do I just need to add that subscription and the episodes automatically load on to the phone or do I need to connect to the website to download each episode daily?
Great question - if you're subscribed (from the Dashboard), new episodes will automatically show up on your phone. If you want them to be "downloaded" (i.e. available offline), you'll need to select which ones you want to download - but that part can be done from the phone. Hope that helps!
What about banking? Being able to manage money while out has been a drawback for me using dumb phones in the past.
That's a great question - I don't think they have any plans to incorporate banking features, but using the phone's hotspot along with a laptop or tablet (or old phone) is probably your best bet.
Idk wich color to get it in if I wanna get it
Does it have accessibility features?
As far as I’m aware, the only accessibility feature is a “hearing aid control” setting. As of right now, the phone can’t do text-to-speech, enlarge font, or accept voice commands.
I just got it and inserted the micro SD. I linked my phone number - do i need to take out my Sim from my smartphone every time i need to use the light phone? I thought it would link my phone number and could shut off my smartphone and leave it for the day etc.
Hey! Great question. I'm not 100% sure about the micro SD, I but I think your options are either to switch the SIM each time you want to use it, or use two different SIM cards and "port" your number. You may be able to find what you're looking for in this article about porting a number or Light's support website (both linked below).
hushed.com/what-is-phone-number-porting/
support.thelightphone.com/hc/en-us
Hi! Given that the phone doesn't come with a charging block, what kind of block is safe to use with the LP2? I've had bad experiences before of ruining my devices' batteries because I used a charging brick that was much too high voltage for the device (like my Nintendo Switch with a Google Pixel for example). Any insights on this? Thanks!
Excellent question. I haven’t run into any issues with this - I alternate between using the USB port in my car, an Apple charging block, and a power strip with USB ports. The Light team can probably give you a better answer if you reach out - support@thelightphone.com
Did you find an answer?
@@jaredbeltran9676 I've been using the phone with a generic USB charging block for about 10 months now with no issues, so I assume you can use what you want. I wouldn't, however, recommend it with a fast charger. I don't think it's meant to handle that kind of power.
That's a good idea. I didn't even think about a fast charger... im not sure what kind of blocks I have
So I currently have an iPhone through cricket. I was looking to use my current phone number. I cannot use my SIM card because its through cricket?
I’m not 100% about that! You can always email support@thelightphone.com and ask. They are really helpful
Perfect idea but the phone is to slow and it work like 2010 smartphones
That's a fair comparison! The bright side is that it's definitely challenged me to slow down. I'd say the voice-to-text feature is surprisingly quick though!
Can you delete apps on it like music & prodcase
Yep! In the Dashboard, can choose which tools you’d like to have available. I think they’re all removable except for the phone and settings!
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I'll stick with my Samsung galaxy s21 plus. Lol 😆 🤣 😂
Fair enough! Definitely not for everyone 🙂
@@therealsamreid - I like the phone. It's just the basics. What I don't like is the price. For the price they are asking for it, it should have a couple more features. If it was cheaper I would definitely buy one as a 2nd phone.
Thats slow even for an e ink display which means they put a shitty processor inside it that can barely run the functions.
My kindle works faster. So it's not an e ink issue.
Ok
One main workaround is to delete everything from iphone and lock yourself from installing new apps by letting your partner set a password
That’s true! Can you remove Safari?
@@therealsamreid yes, you can disable it in the settings.
...kinda looks like my old Zune.
😂 you're right!!
Ive had it for half year. Disappointed totally. It is a joke. Battery gone in 8h. Directions not working. It switches off during the night charging. All sorts of bugs. Would not buy again. Will not. Never. It is like a half product. Not finished at all.
Sorry to hear that! I haven’t really used the Directions tool yet, but the phone has definitely helped me in my goal of decreasing my screen time. That was the reason I got it, so for me, it’s worth it if they’re still working out a few bugs. I understand that’s not true for everyone though! Thanks for your comment.
299 that is daylight robbery
Fantastic! They need to make texting equal to a smartphone, the screen needs to be a little bigger and that crappy, shitty micro usb port from hell needs to be usb-c, even if they only give us 5 gigabits throughput. Litephone 3 please. I still use iPhone 7 and it is everything I need from a pocket computer and I'm very able to not use it, so I don't really need this phone. I could see myself with the next one if the above is added, which I'd use in conjunction with an iPad mini. I love all the great modern features and power of current smart devices but I really agree with the need for simpler devices designed to end distraction, digital addiction and digital dementia. Well done. More and slightly better please. Remarkable have a great minimal e-ink tablet that this would go with this perfectly as an anti-phone/anti-tablet combo.
it's garbage, dont buy one