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what foss phone OS do you use and why? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago by merompetehla@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I was thinking about using graphene OS, but I've read some lemmy users dislike this OS due to perceived misleading advertising and the pixel 7a you're supposed to install graphene on because it's from google (an advertising company).

Another option would be lineage OS, but there is so much false information about this OS, namely compatible phones that simply don't work with this OS and no support.

what works for you? I want a phone with no google, that doesn't force me to use the manufacturer's ecosystem and that won't show the apps I don't want or need (on an asus I own you cannot neither get rid nor hide bloatware)

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[-] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

For example at a time where my Pixel 7 was available for 500$ (466€) in the USA + 100$ trade in (93€) for my Galaxy S8 = 400$ = 373€ it still was 620€ in Austria on Amazon, the only way to buy it because Google did not offer it through their Google store here and normal stores didn't go below 650€. I could've gotten 20€ trade in for my old phone = 600€. 60% more than in the USA at the same time.

Used market basically didn't exist because Pixels generally were a bit overpriced

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 5 months ago

Doesn't it seem that this problem is caused by Google not operating the markets in the same way?

[-] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Yes, but Persen's point still stands.

(And Pixels also have way less features here, the only advantage they give is access to GrapheneOS, great camera and AI photo editing)

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 5 months ago

Which features do the lack?

[-] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

US-only:

Call screening

Hold for me

Direct my call

Wait times

Call transcription

Answering calls with text to speech

Emergency calls on crash

English-only:

Speaker labels for Google recorder transcripts

Google recorder transcripts generally don't work well in other languages, but at least the option to get a subpar transcript exists

Probably missed some

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