MAKERphone 2.0 Is an Open, Hackable 4G Phone You Build Yourself (linuxiac.com)

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CircuitMess launches MAKERphone 2.0, a solder-free ESP32-S3 phone with 4G, MicroPython and C++ support, plus modular hardware expansion.

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[-] artyom@piefed.social 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

For beginners, the company provides VibeBoy, an AI-assisted coding environment that lets users describe what they want to build in plain English

audible sigh

Aside from that, any modern communications device should be capable of using some sort of modern encrypted calls and messaging. Signal, Matrix, XMPP, whatever, give me something

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