Loreleice's Virtual Writing Pad
My iPhone 5s is still working since 2017. It really screams a smol phone1 since it can be held easily with my small hands. Intended as a free phone for Broreleice 1's now-deactivated postpaid plan (from a local mobile network), it was my first smartphone in my lifetime.
That phone can be used for calling and texting from its carrier-approved number. Since it only runs up to iOS 12, it has a rather limited app selection. It supports most vanilla apps (like Clock, Compass, and Find My iPhone) and a few third-party ones (like Jellyfin).2 Back when it had a lot of compatible software from the App Store, it was frequently used for web surfing and doomscrolling. Now that it shows signs of decreasing battery life, it is downgraded to a backup phone instead of my main one (which currently goes to iPhone 14). So, how do I even use that old phone?
I should consider utilizing my iPhone 5s for basic calls and texts (from a carrier-approved number), as well as self-hosting and web surfing stuff. There, I could open my self-hosted collections from my portable media server3 (like Calibre or Jellyfin) or access any low-bandwidth website (like Wikipedia). Heck, I can even browse the personal web4 or write drafts here in Bear Blog with that Safari-powered phone!
That phone just needs some battery fixes, though. It just shuts down at around 50% to 60%, especially when it has enabled Wi-fi.
This is how I want to call a smartphone (or even a dumbphone) with a small size. It just sounds close to the original word.↩
Ah, yes... Planned obsolescence. Damn it, Apple.↩
Well, it is actually a white laptop (specifically a secondhand Toshiba Satellite L50-8-1UG) with a Samba server functionality. Consider it as a makeshift home server.↩
By the way, I should be fine with mobile-friendly and bloat-free sites.↩