I’ve been tinkering with the idea of switching back to a dumb phone. I haven’t dug too far into the search because every time I do, I get hung up on the apps I need for work - outlook, my work keycard app, etc. Is there any good way to work around this? Keep my current phone with only those apps for work, operating on WiFi, and switch my primary phone? If anyone has examples of things they’ve tried and what’s worked, that would be great. TIA!

  • cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    I have a separate, company-issued phone that is used exclusively for work related activities and that is not even connected to my home network.

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      1 month ago

      Same here. I use the shelter to keep a couple of personal apps seperated on the work phone. For good measure, I keep company electronics in a Faraday pouch after hours.

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    1 month ago

    I use Shelter to activate the work profile.

    Then all the work related apps are installed there.

    It can have an activation schedule or activated or disabled manually and conveniently with on board Android functions.

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    1 month ago

    Get whatever phone you want privately. If your work depends on you having a smartphone for various things, they can provide you with one. I have never used my work phone privately, and never will. I just have two phones, one of them gets turned off when I leave the office.

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    1 month ago

    I have a smartphone and a small dumbphone - one for work stuff and one for play. I have glued velcro to the backs of them, so they can be like one phone in my pocket. Ultimate flexibility.