My husband switched to a dumbphone for a month. Now he doesn't want his smartphone back.
Things feel lighter after living with the Light Phone III.
Senior Writer, Tech
Amy Skorheim writes about smart home gadgets, smartwatches, smartphones and other gadgets without smart in the name — namely batteries. She earned an English degree from UCLA and has written for publications including Futurism, Digg and, most recently, Engadget. She joined the Yahoo Tech team in early 2026 and is happy to continue her habit of creating far too many spreadsheets when she tests electronics. For five years, she lived off-grid in the mountains of New Mexico where she fell in love with solar power, learned how to grow food, harvested rainwater and wrangled rattlesnakes — all of which (except the snakes part) she has carried into city life.
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