{"id":12626,"date":"2024-09-13T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T12:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12626"},"modified":"2024-09-13T12:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T12:50:49","slug":"how-to-turn-your-smartphone-into-a-dumb-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12626","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Your Smartphone Into a Dumb Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Then, you need to add the dark Dumb Phone wallpaper (Wallpaper<\/strong> in Settings), switch to dark mode (Display & Brightness<\/strong> in Settings), and turn off home screen animations: From Settings select Accessibility > Per-App Settings > Add App > Home Screen & App Library<\/strong>, then tap Home Screen & App Library<\/strong> and Reduce Motion<\/strong>, and set it to On<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With all of that taken care of, you need to hide other home screen app shortcuts, which you can do by pressing and holding on them, then choosing Remove App<\/strong> and Remove from Home Screen<\/strong>. You should be left with just your Dumb Phone widget and nothing else on a single home screen\u2014though all of your apps are still available if you swipe left to get to the App Library.<\/p>\n

Tap on any app listed in the Dumb Phone widget itself, and it opens as normal. You can also add a Dumb Phone shortcut to your minimal home screen and customize its look via the App Icon<\/strong> entry on the settings page for Dumb Phone. (Tap the gear icon, top left, to get to the settings.)<\/p>\n

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