indun

That's an interesting example, but note that in Europe, at least, WhatsApp is king. I only mention it because the walled-garden approach Apple favours isn't necessarily a guaranteed outcome, and third-party apps can happily become the norm among non-tech people.

I can't help but love flip phones, but definitely wouldn't go near the folding-screen variety for a lot of generations. I hope one day to have something as robust as the old dumbphones.

Just want to say I read your username as Northum-Brian-Lad at first. Now I'm intrigued whether it's a masterful play on words by someone called 'Brian', or actually Northumbrian-Lad.

There might be a craft space somewhere in your town - they're becoming more common. Someone there would likely do it for you for the fun of it!