Can dumb phones be the cure for smartphone addiction?

I would make the switch with just a few caveats. I would want GPS, youtube/youtube music, an email client, X, snapchat, and the big kicker would be Android Auto, even if just plugged in and not wireless.

The question is more how bad is the phone addiction? Is phone addiction causing accidents while driving, trends that result in violence & marriages ending in divorce at astronomical rates? There are times where I'm on my phone because I'm searching for new ways to customize it because I want an updated look. Does that mean I'm addicted to it to where I'm not spending time with my family? Am I addicted to so much that I'm constantly losing jobs? There're more factors to phone use than just labeling it as addiction.

In some cases, yes.

As a contractor and someone who's always going to a new address I can't give up google maps.

Depression/anxiety and suicide rates spiked when social media use spiked. Look it up, easy google search. Smartphone addiction is 99% social media addiction. Get off social media and stop looking for worth, value and relationships there. You weren't made for that. Ditch the smartphone and when the fog fades in your head that you never realized was there until it disappeared you will be thankful you ditched it. It's worth whatever the compromises are. It's your life we are talking about.

Absolutely, but either dumb phones NEED to get better. I would love a restricted phone, but I still need my Viber/Whatsapp and Google Maps at the very least.

But... but... your caveats are basically a smartphone 🤔. I get it though, my necessities are also music, GPS, email and some basic chat apps. If I ever feel I can do without these things, I’d probably consider a dumb phone

While I do believe the owning a dumphone would be nice as to take a break, it's impossible, at least as a student, I tried to do so by using a iphone 5S, one of the big problem's was not being able to use Uber and Tap to pay, I would personally use a Motorola Razr if I could, but I can't due to it's limitations.

Everything is so damn expensive right now even the basic phones. The world has been digital for decades now and if you work or go to school it doesn't matter we have to network for every aspect of life; transportation, working, eating and learning. This is everybody's reality!!👁️👁️👀😎🆒