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Subscribe to our Telegram channel to stay up to date with all the news and events of the Runet.Light Phone is a paradoxical invention, a gadget for smartphone users who don’t want to use smartphones.

The Light Phone was first announced a year and a half ago on the Kickstarter platform. It is a credit card-sized device that only allows you to make and receive calls, it has no other functions, not even sending basic SMS israel whatsapp number list messages. The developers recommend “switching” to the Light Phone to those who want to spend a day or several days without being distracted by constant notifications and news from social networks.

The main idea is to stop the incessant flow of notifications, messages and other information that every smartphone owner is bombarded with every hour. It is enough to set up call forwarding from your main phone to Light Phone and you can work, relax or chat without being distracted by Facebook and Instagram, but also without the risk of missing an important call.

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The gadget's concept has raised questions among critics. In particular, why would one pre-order such a gadget for $100 if one could instead buy the cheapest push-button phone with a minimum of functions or disable the Internet on one's own smartphone, Techcrunch reviewer Haje Jan Kamps wonders.


Haye Jan Kamps
Techcrunch columnist
"I can't wait to test the Light Phone and see what it's like to live without being bombarded by social media notifications. But realistically, if someone really wants to solve this problem, they'll find a way to turn off notifications or buy a "dialer" without the extra features."
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Nevertheless, Light Phone raised more than $400,000 on Kickstarter. The founders of the project did not reach their stated goal, but promised that they would still release “light” phones, albeit later than they had originally planned.