if you buy a fairphone maybe you do not buy new devices every year

only micro usb and very slow charging bricks in there

Fairphold

how to crack yourself

now you got my attention

I did not try Threads so I do not know. The post suggests that your user handle appears as a suggestion of a profile to follow for other people even if you never signed up.

Being able to use the same credentials for logging in is something else than creating a public profile for users that never signed up for the service.

shake for flashlight (why don’t other OEMS have this?)

As often as moto phones are praised for this feature, the reason has to be that they own a patent on this and other manufacturers are not allowed to just copy it. Can’t imagine it’s difficult to do with some customization though.