Your phone

Editor's note: Every week, I publish the phone's home screen from a blog reader. Want to participate? Fill out this form. Want more? Check out the archive. All app links go to the App Store, Play Store, or F-Droid.

What is your name and what do you do?

Felipe Siles. I’m an art educator and audiovisual producer, a doctoral candidate in Musicology at University of São Paulo (USP), and I live in the Campinas (SP) area.

I’m not a tech professional, just an enthusiast of free software and open source — and a very enthusiastic one at that, since I’m part of two collectives dedicated to this cause: Ayom, which hosts free digital tools (Mastodon, Lemmy, Radicale, and WriteFreely), and Audio e Software Livre, a mutual support group for audio production on Linux and free software in general.

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Editor's note: Every week, I publish the phone's home screen from a blog reader. Want to participate? Fill out this form. Want more? Check out the archive. All app links go to the App Store, Play Store, or F-Droid.

What is your name and what do you do?

My name is Caiubi Nogueira, and I have a bachelor's degree and teaching certificate in psychology. I am currently pursuing a master's degree in psychology at UFRN. In my (non) spare time, I work as a designer and motion designer.

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Editor's note: Every week, I publish the phone's home screen from a blog reader. Want to participate? Fill out this form. Want more? Check out the archive. All app links go to the App Store, Play Store, or F-Droid.

What is your name and what do you do?

Hi, my name is Julia. I am 32 years old, I am a trans woman, and I work as a lead designer specializing in accessibility at [Brazilian telecom] Vivo. I also play guitar and bass, play card games (currently focused on Star Wars Unlimited and Gundam TCG), and collect board games.

I have been following Manual do Usuário since the beginning and Ghedin since the classic WinAjuda in mid-2005.

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Editor's note: Every week, I publish the phone's home screen from a blog reader. Want to participate? Fill out this form. Want more? Check out the archive. All app links go to the App Store, Play Store, or F-Droid.

What is your name and what do you do?

Alberto Barbosa.

Many people see my phone and lifestyle as an aversion to technology, so it's worth mentioning that I'm a programmer. I like to play games, watch movies, and read. And for all these hobbies, I love learning about their history. Playing old games, watching old movies, and reading in depth about the history of strangely specific things, even if that knowledge is of no use to me.

Editor's note: The interview was conducted in July 2025.

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What’s your name and what do you do?

Leonardo, 40, southern Brazil, makes educational videos on the internet and has been a regular reader of the Manual do Usuário for years.

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What’s your name and what do you do?

My name is João and I’ve been a designer and photographer for at least 20 years. I love technology.

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