In addition to Digital Wellbeing and its downtime (which has recently added the option of postponing it for 30 minutes), Google continues to develop and suggest new ways to slow down the phone and get reduce that mobile addiction How much people worry.
A sample of this is a picture of Activity Bubbles, which is filled with bubbles each time we turn on our machine. And another interesting example is in Paper Paper, an application that allows us to design a paper phone with basic functions. Now Google is suggesting something similar: it's called the Envelope again combine the mobile app with the paper envelope in the PDF we have to print to launch our mobile phone.
Print the envelope and open the app
First, it should be clear that, Currently, the envelope only works with Google Pixel 3a. If you have one, you can download the free Envelope app from Google Play and start the process Temporarily convert your phone into a simple device that will only allow you to make and receive calls.
The first thing to do print and roll the envelope (available in PDF) following instructions. The next step is as simple as opening the Envelope program on Pixel 3a, putting it in an envelope and blocking it. Keep in mind that if you use glue (recommended by Google), the envelope will be used for you and you will have to print new every time you want to use this method.
From there, the app acts as launcher that adapts to an interface that fits in range and the "buttons" on the page light up, so you can just type phone numbers, answer a call, use a quick call or Pixel tell you time by turning on the numbers.
As seen in the following video, there is also another envelope that allows you to take pictures and record videos, but the PDF is not yet available on the Project's special website.
Google ensures that the touch screen's ability to see your fingers isn't affected by the paper layer and that the app's interface is optimized for OLED screens, meaning that the battery won't run out even if everything stays on Time. Also, when you take the phone out of the envelope, the app will tell you how long you've been using the Envelope and will show you the steps to restore the device to its original state.
Obviously, it's just an experimental project, but it should be noted that Envelope application is open source and all the code is available on Github, so you always have the option of making an envelope that allows you to do something different to hit or use the camera.
Envelope
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