Nathan Covey Completes 1 Month on Flip Phone, Says It Beat iPhone Addiction

1 articles · Updated · News18 · Jun 4

One month after swapping his iPhone for a flip phone, Nathan Covey said the experiment was "life-changing" and that he plans to never go back.
Covey said many fears about living without a smartphone proved manageable, arguing his iPhone addiction had mainly supplied excuses not to switch earlier.
He described concrete changes: memorizing routes despite having Waze, using paper and pen more, feeling more boredom and reflection, and calling people more instead of texting.
His June 2 X post also drew questions about practical limits such as digital payments, QR codes, Gmail, calendars and app-based services.
The reaction widened into a debate over smartphone dependence, with some users praising more analog habits and others suggesting a middle ground of keeping smartphones but moving distracting apps to desktops.