Sunbeam flip phone adds authenticator app, making a smartphone-free life more viable
nathan_covey · x · 2026-09-22
The author, who keeps advocating a return to flip phones, names the Sunbeam Juniper as his current pick. The device just gained an authenticator app for 2FA, completing a stack that already includes calls, messaging, calendar, email, Waze navigation, speech-to-text, weather, flashlight, alarms, and a touchscreen. He frames this as "recreating the smartphone from first principles" — rebuilding only the features that matter — and argues the era of the smart flip phone has arrived.
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