i seriously think so.

camera #

camera is pretty good.
it’s the only good thing about it, in my opinion.
credit where it’s due.

and unrelated, but i like the malayalam font.
and the malayalam translations are well done.

file manager #

it got no proper file manager.
and files app is a joke.
gallery and files app are two completely different things.
and when i copy files from pc to a new directory i made on the phone, i couldn’t access it from the phone.

sharing files is hard.
right now i use pairdrop and it works between ios and android.
but for some reason, it doesn’t work between ios and linux.
don’t know if it’s ios’ fault or linux’s fault.
maybe both.

well, at least the USB works.

apple app store #

apple app store requires a shit amount of details to create a fricking account. i need to give em a billing address even though I selected none as my billing method. and i need to input the password before installing an app? as if i’m some kid who needs constant supervision?

iSH #

installed iSH because i hoped it would make the phone a bit usable. turns out it doesn’t.

can’t run iSH in the background for more than a few minutes because of apple restrictions. iSH storage is again isolated from files, which means i have to move things into iSH storage all the time.

well, i abandoned it, because ffmpeg doesn’t work. either it segfaults or it says “illegal instruction”.

i hoped iSH would be close to Termux, but it’s nowhere near it. maybe there are better apps? i dunno.

update: tried a-shell, and it has ffmpeg, but no package manager, and this time, a-shell storage just won’t show up in files app. if it did, i could have copied the files manually.

altstore #

the altstore situation is sad. i had to look into altstore classic version because PAL only supports EU phones. but apps sideloaded via altstore expire after 3 days. and only 3 apps can be installed at the same time.

haven’t tried sideloadly or sidestore yet.
and forget jailbreaking.

how do people even use it?

right now, this phone got no SIM, got no apps.
i solely use it as a camera.