●Before you switch
Questions before switching?
Everything you need to know before choosing a calmer phone.
The essentials
What exactly is an Intent Phone?
Intent Phone is a smartphone that keeps the useful parts of modern technology while removing the distractions.
You can still use the essential apps you rely on every day, but distracting apps, unrestricted browsing and other common routes back into compulsive phone use are removed from the experience.
What apps can I keep?
You can keep the essential apps you genuinely need.
This can include WhatsApp, calls, messages, Maps, banking, Wallet, email, music, camera, photos, calendar, notes, authentication, transport, work or school apps and other practical tools. Your setup is configured around your real daily needs.
Can I add apps later if my essentials change?
Yes.
You do not need to decide every app you will ever need when you first configure your phone. If your work, travel, banking, communication or everyday needs change later, simply contact us and we can review and add compatible essential apps remotely.
Can I use banking, payments and other essential services?
Yes.
Intent Phone is designed to remove distractions, not the useful parts of having a smartphone. Banking, Wallet, authentication, Maps, email, transport and other essential services can remain part of your setup.
Restrictions
How restricted is Intent Phone? Are there loopholes or workarounds?
Intent Phone is designed to make bypassing the restrictions effectively impossible during normal use.
There is no password, toggle, setting or simple workaround you can use to restore distracting apps. The restrictions are built into the phone's configuration and cannot simply be disabled when temptation hits. If your legitimate needs change, contact us and we can update your setup for you.
Can I install social media or other distracting apps later?
Not through the normal user experience.
That is intentional. Intent Phone is made for people who do not want to fight the same decision every day. Distracting apps are kept out of your everyday environment so the phone supports your intention instead of constantly testing your willpower.
Does Intent Phone have a web browser?
There is no unrestricted browser by default.
Open web access can quickly recreate many of the same distractions Intent Phone is designed to remove. If you have a specific essential web-based need, contact us and we can review what is possible for your setup.
Is Intent Phone just a dumbphone?
No.
A dumbphone removes most smartphone functionality. Intent Phone takes a different approach: it keeps the modern tools you actually depend on while removing the parts of a smartphone that are most likely to pull you back into constant checking and scrolling.
Will Intent Phone feel too restrictive?
It is intentionally restrictive toward distraction, but flexible around genuine needs.
The aim is not to make your phone frustrating or impractical. You keep the tools you need for real life, and if an essential need changes later, your setup can be updated through us.
Setup & everyday use
How does setup work?
Before your phone is configured, you tell us which essential apps and services you need. We then prepare the device around those requirements so it arrives ready for everyday use without the distracting parts of a conventional smartphone.
What phone is Intent Phone based on?
Intent Phone uses established Android hardware that is then manually configured to create the Intent experience. This gives you modern smartphone reliability while changing the digital environment you interact with every day.
What if I realise later that I forgot an essential app?
That is not a problem.
Contact us and tell us what you need. If the app is compatible and fits the purpose of the device, we can help update your configuration remotely.
What if something stops working or I need help?
You can contact us after delivery.
Intent Phone is manually configured, and support is part of making sure the device continues to work for your real daily needs. If something needs attention, we will help you work through it.
Parents & first phones
Is Intent Phone suitable as a first smartphone?
Yes.
Intent Phone can keep communication, Maps, school apps and other essentials without giving unrestricted access to the same distracting environment found on a normal smartphone.
Can the setup be adapted to what my child actually needs?
Yes.
The device can be configured around the practical apps they need for communication, school, travel and everyday life, rather than forcing every user into exactly the same setup.
Returns & support
What if Intent Phone is not right for me?
You have 30 days to decide.
Intent Phone includes a 30-day money-back guarantee, giving you time to experience the device in everyday life and decide whether this approach works for you.
What happens after I receive my phone?
You are not left on your own after delivery. If you have a question, need help with your configuration or later require a legitimate change to your essential apps, you can contact us for support.
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