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I really like the idea of ditching my smartphone for a dumbphone, but giving up Google Maps would be rough. Knowing the fastest way to get from point A to point B (including public transportation!) is genuinely really useful.

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The Light Phone 2 comes to mind: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/light-phone-2. It's not available yet, and I've heard some complaints that it has too many features. But, it aims to be a middle ground between a smart phone and a completely dumb phone.

do it and re-discover the art of getting lost!

And how to navigate a city on your own.

I grew up in the intermediate period between widespread desktops and finally getting a smartphone.

I just wrote down Google Maps directions and the general description of places I needed to turn on a piece of paper.

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