Google's new phone is just a piece of paper
As part of its "digital well-being experiments," Google has launched a new Paper Phone to help users get a "digital detox". The new phone doesn't let you take selfies or make calls. Instead, it is an application that helps you take a break from your smartphone by literally printing all the key information you will need on a paper. Here's all about it.
About the Paper Phone app
Paper Phone is basically an experimental app that helps you take a break from your digital world, by printing a booklet of the information such as contacts, calendars, reminders, and map locations that you'll need through a particular day. The printed versions of the functions are touted to help you get things done in a calmer way, while being away from your regular smartphone.
Paper Phone also supports "paper apps"
Alongside information like contacts and notes, the app also lets you select between "paper apps" such as conversion charts, sign language, multiplication table, crosswords, recipe and more. This, as per the company, will help add a small element of delight to the digital well-being exercise.
Paper Phone app is available for Android users
"We hope this little experiment can help you try a digital detox from technology and help you focus on the things that matter the most." "Paper Phone is an experimental open-source Android app which is available to try right now. All of the code is available on Github for people to play with and hopefully adapt and evolve," Google said in a blog post.
Google has also launched similar digital well-being apps
Notably, Google has also launched five new digital well-being apps, including an Unlock Clock live wallpaper that shows how many times you've unlocked the phone throughout the day. Additionally, the company has released a Post Box app that can store all your notifications and show them later at a specific time. There's also a Morph app that delivers apps only when you need them.
