Lab notes and decisions from building PresenceOS — a privacy-first phone with no social media built in, made by one developer in New Zealand.https://presenceos.mobile/https://presenceos.mobile/blog/i-dont-have-a-phone/https://presenceos.mobile/blog/i-dont-have-a-phone/People ask what phone the PresenceOS guy carries. The honest answer is none — my main SIM lives in a test unit on the workbench. Here's why that's not an accident, and what the real finish line for this project looks like.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://presenceos.mobile/blog/privacy-on-purpose/https://presenceos.mobile/blog/privacy-on-purpose/The Privacy Commissioner's surveys from 2024 to 2026 show privacy is now a mainstream concern, not a niche one — 82% want the right to have their data deleted, 71% worry about children's privacy, and only 18% trust the law to protect them. Here's what those numbers say, and how PresenceOS answers each of them.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://presenceos.mobile/blog/lab-notes-july-2026/https://presenceos.mobile/blog/lab-notes-july-2026/What actually shipped in the last few weeks — NFC pairing that needs one button press, a backup protocol that can no longer lie about success, push notifications with zero Google — and where the iOS Companion genuinely stands.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://presenceos.mobile/blog/leaving-github/https://presenceos.mobile/blog/leaving-github/GitHub got breached through a poisoned VS Code extension. Today I finished moving every line of PresenceOS source onto my own hardware — here's the reasoning, and the uncomfortable admission that comes with it.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT