I got my Unplugged phone last week and thought I would give my impression of it in case anyone else is interested.

First, it comes with a case (with lifetime warranty) and a screen cover. It has provision for physical SIM card (which would make activation easier) but I use AT&T and had an IPhone prior so I did not have a physical SIM card. I tried activating using ESIM but it kept telling me that the phone was not compatible. So I ended up having to go to the AT&T store to get a physical SIM card ($5) and it was easy from there.

One thing to consider, my iPhone 15 was used for two factor authorization and I failed to transfer that to another device before changing phones. That’s caused some problems signing in to Google, Interactive brokers and a few other places. I also backed up my contacts before switching phones.

Battery life seems equal to my IPhone 15, I’m getting used to Android again. The Unplugged App Store has a lot of apps, if there are some you do not use, you can request it to be added (they added Interactive Brokers for me in a couple of days after requesting). They just added all the F-Droid apps. If you have apps you cannot live without, you may check first. GMS applications/Google/Apple apps for the most part are not there. I have not run across anything I needed that is not offered or an alternative is not offered.

If you have problems you can chat with their tech support (which is accessed through the phone). So far everything has been pretty intuitive. The only issues I have had are connecting my Apple Watch to another device and getting all my passwords saved.

I comes with their anti-virus, messenger and VPN installed. There is quick access to privacy settings. Clicking the left button on the phone opens up a screen where you can quickly shut off Bluetooth, block unsecured WiFi networks, shut off camera and location access as well as turn on the firewall.

The camera seems decent, up to 10x zoom. I do not use cameras a lot so I cannot give a good comparison, but it works well for me.

The last thing I can think of as far as features is the “kill switch”. Once the phone is off, you can move that switch to disconnect the battery which ensures there is no way to access anything on the phone. I guess if you are Jason Borne and do not want people tracking you, this is easier than removing the battery.

I cannot think of any complaints about the phone. I like being able to control who can track me when using my phone.

In case you are not familiar with it, here it is: Phone

interesting, looks like they have a suite of secure apps for text, calls and other Android phone can download that app, IOS cannot other than messages at this time.

If you're trying to stop big tech from tracking you, why sign in to Google? They are one of the worst offenders. Just a question, not trying to start an argument. I'm considering taking the same type measures in the near future.

I tried a linux phone before but the lack of basic necessities kept me on iPhone.

Two questions

1. what is the email app?
2. How does the GPS directions work on this one?