Android Phone Setup

Set up the phone such that its more aligned with: let-technology-use-you

This is how my home screen looks like

{max-width: 250px, display: block, margin: 0 auto, border: 5px solid black}

There are two main things to notice:

• The phone is gray: gray-scale
• There is screen time usage widget on home screen so it is visible right away
  • To add widget to your home screen ask instructions from GPT/Claude.

Gray-scale

Turn your phone into gray scale (Black & White)

Grayscale mode can help reduce phone addiction by making the screen less visually appealing, turning things black and white.

For example light-phone comes in gray scale to keep your less likely to be distracted.

How To Turn your Phone into GrayScale

IOS

iPhone (iOS)

Method 1: Accessibility Shortcut

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters
2. Toggle Color Filters on
3. Select Grayscale

Method 2: Quick Access

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut
2. Select Color Filters
3. Now triple-click the side button to toggle grayscale on/off

Android

Android

Samsung Galaxy

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Visibility enhancements
2. Toggle Grayscale on

Google Pixel/Stock Android

1. Go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls
2. Tap Bedtime mode or Focus mode
3. Enable Grayscale

Alternative Method (Most Android phones)

1. Enable Developer Options (tap Build Number 7 times in About Phone)
2. Go to Settings > Developer Options
3. Find Simulate color space and select Monochromacy

Link to original

Link to original

Step further

• If you want to take it further look into minimalist phone app

Side notes:

• Turn off discover on google App
• app-block - did not work for me personally, I would just end up turning it off.