Here’s how to turn your iPhone into Dumb phone

Do you often get fed up with your daily scrolling habit to the point where you become bored or want to reduce your screen time? If so, you can easily achieve this by turning your iPhone into a dumb phone. But what exactly is a dumb phone?

What is a Dumb Phone?

A dumb phone is designed to minimise distractions with a minimalist user interface, transforming your phone into a simple tool instead of a continuous scrolling device.

Moreover, such a phone aims to reduce all friction for the apps and tools you want to use by making them easily accessible and preventing insignificant notifications from distracting you.

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Setting up your iPhone as a dumb phone is very simple. Here is our complete step-by-step guide that is easy to follow.

How to enable Dumb phone mode on iPhone

To turn your iPhone into a dumb phone, you need an operating system iOS 17 or above.

• Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
• Click on Accessibility.
• Now tap Assistive Access.
• Then click on Set Up Assistive Access. You will be asked some questions such as how you want the grid to look and which apps you want to enable.
• Usually, there are five applications customised to work well in this mode, including Calls, Camera, Messages, Music, and Photos. You can decide which features you want these apps to offer.
• Once you have finalised your applications, press Continue.
• You will be asked to add a number key for this mode.
• After setting a particular number key, keep in mind that you will need it when switching back to the iPhone’s regular mode.
• Once the steps are completed, you will see a simplified version of your phone with only the applications you’ve allowed.