So there's this phone. It looks quite similar to grapheneos, even having vanadium.
I thought it was very cool, especially since GrapheneOS announced working with some OEM some time ago, and punkt being popular within the privacy crowd for being a dumb phone with signal.

All my enthusiasm vaporised once I read about the AphyOS *subscription*.

I get it, making and maintaining a supposed secure OS is intensive. And rightfully you're to be compensated.

But what the actual FUCK do you mean by

> Opting out of subscription will result in *gradual feature deactivation*, and ultimately reverting to a device running AOSP (Android Open Source Project).

Stopping updates I can understand, but actively removing features!?

https://www.punkt.ch/products/mc03-premium-secure-smartphone

#grapheneos #punkt #aphyos #enshittification

Another #Punkt analysis covering #AphyOS at https://liliputing.com/punkt-mc03-smartphone-with-privacy-focused-os-coming-this-spring-for-699/

From end of January, the Swiss-made #Punkt MC03 phone will be available, assembled by Gigaset in Bocholt and powered by #AphyOS
https://www.digitec.ch/en/page/point-mc03-designed-in-switzerland-assembled-in-germany-41023

Punkt MC03 smartphone with privacy-focused OS coming this spring for $699

The Punkt MC03 is a smartphone with a 6.67 inch, 2436 x 1080 pixel, 120 Hz OLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, 8GB of RAM, plus a few features you don’t often find on modern smartphones including a user-replaceable battery and a microSD card reader.

But what really makes this phone unusual is its software. Like the 2023 Punkt MC02, the new phone ships with an Android-based […]

🇨🇭🔐 Nový mobil Punkt MC03 nabízí bezpečný systém AphyOS, VPN a IP68

https://infoek.cz/novy-mobil-punkt-mc03-nabizi-bezpecny-system-aphyos-vpn-a-ip68-2025/

🇨🇭🔐 The new Punkt MC03 mobile offers a secure AphyOS system, VPN and IP68

https://infoek-cz.translate.goog/novy-mobil-punkt-mc03-nabizi-bezpecny-system-aphyos-vpn-a-ip68-2025/?_x_tr_sl=cs&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=cs&_x_tr_pto=wapp

#PunktMC03 #Punkt #Switzerland #AphyOS #Tech

Punkt MC03 ufficiale al CES 2026 con batteria rimovibile
#Android #AphyOS #CES2026 #Novità #Privacy #Proton #Punkt #PunktMC03 #Sicurezza #Smartphone #SmartphonePrivacy #TechNews #Tecnologia

https://www.ceotech.it/punkt-mc03-ufficiale-al-ces-2026-con-batteria-rimovibile/

@christof #ApostrophyOS / #AphyOS on devices from #PUNKT maybe:

https://aphy.io/devices

Punkt MC02 smartphone with Apostrophy OS is up for pre-order for $749 #Aphyos, #Apostrophyos, #MinimalistPhone, #Punkt, #PunktMc02, #Smartphones

https://liliputing.com/punkt-mc02-smartphone-with-apostrophy-os-is-up-for-pre-order-for-749/

https://liliputing.com/punkt-mc02-smartphone-with-apostrophy-os-is-up-for-pre-order-for-749/

Anyone else following #Apostrophy and #AphyOS ? Really hope they reveal their inaugural OEM partner soon and roll out devices. And hopefully, not just in EU but other countries like #India as well!
https://www.aphy.io/so/46Oh3ghRQ

Minimalist phone maker Punkt is working on two new models (one with QWERTY keyboard and one that’s touchscreen-only) #Aphyos, #Apostraphe, #Degoogled, #Grapheneos, #Minimalist, #MinimalistPhone, #Punkt, #PunktMc01Legend, #Qwerty

https://liliputing.com/minimalist-phone-maker-punkt-is-working-on-two-new-models-one-with-qwerty-keyboard-and-one-thats-touchscreen-only/

Ce qu’il faut savoir sur AphyOS et Apostrophy.

L’entreprise suisse Apostrophy AG se lancera cette année dans la conception d’un système d’exploitation mobile éthique basé sur GrapheneOS (Android) et de services associés dans le Cloud.

Apostrophy AG est une entreprise dont le siège est situé à Lugano, en Suisse.#AphyOS https://lsdm.live/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3702