There are many ways to address this issue. I saw a video where people were charging their phones at a central location.
You can use shortwave and amateur radio. Ship to shore SSB. Solar panels for charging. Wind and bicycles connected to a small generator.
Even a hand crank. You could use zero knowledge proofs. You could use Bluetooth to Bluetooth on phones. Repurpose Wi-Fi routers to a mesh net. Or link them to shortwave radio reception.
I could go on and on..๐งก๐