Smartphone makers will soon face an unlikely competitor. Concerns about the impact of social media are driving demand for old-school Nokia brick-like handsets…

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That looks like a 3d printed shell over some sort of scannable chip that pairs with an app on a smart phone to require a physical action to unlock the full phone experience.

A printed QR code paired with an similar app would serve the same function.

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Good point. Reminded me of this alarm app, where you scan a QR code to disable the alarm:

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.sweak.qralarm/

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