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Feds in Catalonia, Spain think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer (www.androidauthority.com)
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TLDR: Drug dealers in Catalonia have started to adopt GrapheneOS en masse leading to Catalan police suspecting anyone with a Google Pixel is a drug dealer

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[–] Aitolda@lemmy.world 126 points 2 days ago (4 children)

This is a weird advertisement, but I kind of want grapheneOS now.

[–] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Shameless plug for SwapMyOS

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Been on it for ~2 years and never going back, fuck Google, fuck the government.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I've also been using it for like 2 years but I really want the hardware of something like the Fairphone. A fairphone or something similar with Graphene would be amazing

[–] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You can technically put GrapheneOS on a Fairphone, but it's not officially supported.

Long term, the GOS team is looking to branch off from their reliance on Pixels.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The Graphene OS people have always been talking about how they eventually intend to develop their own hardware. So, possibly they will make something good eventually.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Would be sick. If they also make it open enough to try out mobile Linux, I'd totally buy it and try to transition (esp. if it can dual boot).

[–] lmuel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well you still bought a Google phone

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

True, with the intention of installing Graphene OS on it. No other options.

[–] match@pawb.social 6 points 2 days ago

They're easy to get used!

[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 15 points 2 days ago

Been on it for about 19 months now, it's what Android should be.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I have an iPhone since the first one and I wanna try it to.