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I don't like smartphones. I use a dumbphone.

But this is a wonderful initiative.

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[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 50 points 2 weeks ago

I wish they could implement the parts of the Pixel phones that allow GrapheneOS to be used.

[-] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

What parts are these? I've always wondered what this was about, why the pixel was the only phone that could support GrapheneOS

[-] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 weeks ago

The last I looked was that the Pixel was the only phone that allowed you to load a custom rom and relock the bootloader. Other phones kept the bootloader unlocked once it was modded.

So, graphene could be put on those phones if the devs wanted to do it, but it would be less secure since the bootloader would remain unlocked.

Also, supporting a small line a phones is probably infinitely easier than a range, of devices, but it would be nice to have another option. Especially now that the Fairphone pice is reasonable.

[-] baduhai@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

The last I looked was that the Pixel was the only phone that allowed you to load a custom rom and relock the bootloader. Other phones kept the bootloader unlocked once it was modded.

That is not the case. SHIFTmq, Motorola and Fairphone allow the bootloader to be relocked with a custom rom. There are many requirements the Fairphone lacks for GrapheneOS, but relocking the bootloader is not one of them.

[-] MicKet@swiss.social 10 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, you could use CalyxOS

It dosent have such things as 2 factor pin auth for fingerprint, but its the closest to Graphene

[-] jabjoe@feddit.uk 11 points 2 weeks ago

Not quite the same. The big thing with GrapheneOS is it can run the actual Google services, but sandboxed. Organic Maps is better than Google Maps in everyway, but it's routes are so much worse because it has no traffic into to go on. It's an anticompetitive network effect, but it's hard to fight without law makers.

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