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Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse
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this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2025
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I'm on GrapheneOS on tablet/phone for time being, but I'm fine going back to a dumphone and a Linux or BSD tablet or convertible.
If in the future i'm ever forced to drop smart phones because of further proprietary/removal of open source option then i'm definitely going this route.
have a dumb phone and just rely on a good laptop.
On second thought.. maybe this is the way.
I use tablets to read things when lying down, so notebooks don't fit.
What messaging apps work well on GrapheneOS? I want to make the switch but I'm not sure what will work and what won't
Matrix (Element), Signal, Telegram. Other stuff probably requires Google services which I don't use on the tablet. Phone has Google services, but I don't really use it for messaging other than Signal.
Have you tried Briar, SimpleX or Session? Also do you get the same quality of mobile service on Graphene as you do on the default OS?
No use cases for this so far.
Mobile service quality is defined by the baseband, which is an immutable blob to the OS. I phone rarely and currently use my old LineageOS phone for it.
I've got a support case for my Pixel 7a open due to potential battery issue. If I return it I will buy a different, bigger (6.7") Pixel model. My new Pixel tablet is doing fine so far.