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Hey there! i currently have a Samsung Galaxy A55 and i want to try one of the privacy focused phones. But idk which is the best i could try.

My findings:

Fairphone with /e/OS, but ive heard /e/OS is apparantly not that secure.
Google Pixel with GrapheneOS, but with this one I still need to buy from Google.
Linux phones, but I'm concerend they dont support all the apps i want to use.

that being said, can you use MicroG instead of Google Services for ALL apps? or does it only work for things like Revanced?

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i also use a Samsung smartwatch with Google Wallet so would this still be possible with an alternate OS?

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[-] bluemoon@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

ShiftPhones, FairPhones, Volla (german, dutch, finnish) with LineageOS or PostMarketOS rather than e/os (bad fork of LineageOS, SUCKED to export my data once the os lagged so badly. rejects connections and makes my life unecessesarily difficult.)

or just y"know pick up a samsung S4. watch the teardown videos by i forget who. physically remove WiFi Bluetooth receiver, GSM radio receiver, front back cam, the three microphones on it, the gyroscope, i forget what else. then connect it to internet using the linux app gnirehtet and a cable.

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