Curious what phones are more privacy-focused.

    • theusualuser@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Just ordered a 6a. Any idea how that works with the esim? I’ve never done esim or graphene, so although I’m familiar with different roms I have no idea what the setup experience is like on graphene with a pixel 6a

  • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I recently got myself a Pixel 7 Pro. the preinstalled OS really tries to push all the Google stuff on you, which isn’t great.
    but after a quick look around for 1 hour, I installed GrapheneOS and am very happy with it

    although I’d really like to have a Linux smartphone. but there seems to be none with good hardware…

      • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Nah, I wanna have a real Linux system, complete with userspace environment and my complete control over everything

        GrapheneOS is pretty cool for now though.
        I haven’t tried PostmarketOS.

        But I’m so in love with my Steam Deck. it’s just pure beauty to have a complete Linux system in this lovely package. I can just ssh into it :⁠-⁠D
        so, it would be awesome to have a device, that would fit in my IT environment. Apple products work better/exclusively with Apple products, Linux stuff works better with Linux stuff.

    • ArtificialLink@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      2 years ago

      You can flash your own mobile linux os to it. I know a guy who did. But he was very knowledgeable about that stuff. And so privacy focused he wouldn’t even show it off 😭

  • Richard is a lemur@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Moto g7 play with lineageOS 20 + microg + magisk delta I’m also running adaway and blocking all the tracker activities from my apps using app manager, and of course, using the most FOSS as possible for replacing proprietary apps. It works well, but sadly this phone won’t allow me to hide root and the locked bootloader, so no safetynet because of CTS verification.

    Edit: if I use hardware attestation disabler on lsposed, it passes

  • sudneo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Fairphone 3+ with /e/OS. It has been 3 years now, still working fine, and no major problems really. It is expensive for what you get, but if it can help reducing e-waste and spare me the burden of buying a phone every 2 years, I think it’s worth.

  • highduc@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Pixel 7 pro + graphene. Like others I got the phone for the OS, though I’m quite concerned now that I’ve seen the drama between the former lead dev and Louis Rossmann (and others).

  • chi-chan~@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    A little late, but Pixel+GrapheneOS.

    E: bought the phone for the OS. GrapheneOS/CalyxOS are the ones recommended by the community.

  • 4ffy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I bought a Pixel 7 for the sole purpose of GrapheneOS. I really have no complaints. It Just Works and I feel slightly less uncomfortable carrying a phone with me.

  • beigegull@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Currently a Pixel with an anonymous custom ROM, although I’ve got a PinePhone on my desk I need to test more.

    Cell phones are incompatible with privacy. Any phone necessarily constantly sends your location to your cell provider just in order to work. But even if that’s true, there’s no reason to also let someone else be the remote administrator for a sensor node with a camera and microphone that you carry everywhere. Running a mobile OS with a universal backdoor is bad times.