Yes, Nookphone needs a way to share patterns, send texts to our friends, and transfer bells. If they’re gonna give us a phone, they should add the typical amenities! I want a calendar on the app too. I also think that Nookphone will be somehow connected to Nintendo switch online app, either to share patterns or download DLC. I don’t think it’s a strange idea to add a phone on the island. It might start out deserted, but a lot of people will probably develop it to look like an actual town with all the possibilities of landscaping. If that’s the case, it would be weird if we didn’t have a phone and only rely on mail still lol. I plan on going for a deserted/foresty vibe as long as I can, but I don’t think the phone would hinder the game play or illusion at all for me. As long as my mayor holding the phone out is not visible when I’m taking picturesque photos of my character around town, I won’t mind having it at all!