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Let's be honest.... GrapheneOS sucks the big one (lemmy.zip)

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I'm sorry but it's true. Graphene OS sucks the big one.... It's absolutely janky when it comes to its Android app support, it's UI is absolutely atrocious, and all around. It's simply a wonky operating system.

Not only that but the whole premise of of making an operating system built only for Google pixel hardware on top of Android Open source project is just silly when it comes to the idea of "privacy". That would be like trying to open up a gay nightclub in Qatar. Google could snap its fingers tomorrow and lock down the ability to unlock bootloaders.

What do you think? Am I wrong here guys?

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[-] aspid@scribe.disroot.org 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As I know some use Google pixel hardware because bootloader can be unlocked and then locked again (for security reason) with custom rom. Read that One+ allow do the same. With other vendors you can only unlock bootloader if vendor allow.

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

Fairphone can do that too

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 week ago

fairphone has a different purpose, while bootloader relock is solid there is more to the security set up.

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