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Already using GrapheneOs on my phone, so fuck Google.
Wait until Google locks the bootloader.
I know that the GrapheneOS team have mumbled about the possibility of working on their own device. Although, this would probably be a long way off if it ever did come to fruition.
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What kind of phone?
I want to know, too. I got a Samsung s23 when my last phone suddenly died and I only then realized thar it wasn't compatible.
The joke is that GrapheneOS only works on Google Pixel phones.
You can get a cheap refurb Pixel. The returns are very diminishing these days on new models anyway.
Fuck Google!
Gives Google $900
Eh, I got a used Pixel 8 for $350 or so, and it works great with GrapheneOS.
My gold standard is a proper Linux phone, but those aren't reliable enough yet, so using Google's phone is the next best option.
Is it good?
You have to pay google to use it (only works on pixel phones afaik).
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Librem profits +++$$$ It may be the end for u if u use a mobile for games.. If not - Just buy some open-source phone like Librem or ~~PinePhone~~, they also have Linux available:)
Literally do not
Do not what?
Do not get a pinephone, whatever you do. I have owned both a PP and PPP and they are just ass. Pine64 is relying on the work of one single developer who does pretty much all the hardware support stuff and that in their free time. Development is slow, battery life is terrible, the hardware is trash and quality control is a mess.
I tried really hard to like them, gave them every benefit of the doubt, but no luck.
Don't bother. Get literally any non-pine phone with PMOS support
I mean… it's hilarious that people still use Chrome when it has been a known back actor for years and years. Firefox is an excellent option and the more people that use it, the more it encourages companies to keep supporting open web standards.
Likewise, if you set an iPhone to use Advanced Data Protection, it's probably quite a bit more secure from intrusion than a similar Android phone. (And definitely more secure from subpoena.)
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google is pissed people were deleting that spying app on android phones, plus thier constant attack on adblocking on youtube wasnt working to well. since samsung and iphones pretty much walled in thier os, why not google.
Spying app?
Google play is spyware
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