Pixel6 with grapheneOS
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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...
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 😭
I haven't checked for the Pixel for now, but for every older phone (usually OnePlus') there was always something missing - only the OP One was well supported, which speaks for this company's decisions...
Right the Linux phones seem to be more for tinkering than anything. I can't really convince myself that'd be suitable for my every day life lol
Pixel 6 with CalyxOS.
I don't like GrapheneOS' creator... I'd rather use LineageOS on my Pixel 3... I also have a stock Pixel 5
GrapheneOS is a fantastic software regardless of its creator. Also didn't Daniel Micay step down?
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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.
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
Can you give a little detail how you are blocking the app tracking?
Both with adaway's firewall and app manager to disable trackers, both applications are available on f-droid.
App manager will block most, if not all tracking activities off applications (Google ads, Google firebase Facebook ads, Amazon ads, and other nasty stuff).
If something passes through, it won't be able to send anything to their servers as adaway's firewall will be acting as a middleman blocking the addresses.
Microg also has a part in that, as it sends as little info as possible to google servers, so applications can't properly use it to display ads, or track my activity, if they simply can at all.
Fairphone 3(+, well it's only half way between plus and non-plus)
running /e/OS (ridiculous stupid name)
it's okay - but too expensive for okay
I wish Fairphone would release a version with antennas suitable for use in NA. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
Galaxy S9 off eBay and put e/os on it. Can also buy them flashed https://murena.com/products/smartphones/
Pixel 7 for GrapheneOS
Pixel 4a with GrapheneOS
Fairphone 3+ with ungoogled lineage OS
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.
Lineage on a Pixel. AOSP is great without gapps
it isn't the phone itself but the operating system on it that makes it private.
Both in combination ya
A de-googled huawei.
Honestly, i care less about the Chinese knowing what time i go to bed, when i get up and the fact i rarely leave the house, than I do having google knowing literally everything :D
F-droid for apps, nextcloud for my contacts, calendar, bookmarks etc
f-droid is wonderful!
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.
Fairphone with /e/OS. I also like the fair-trade and repairability aspects of it.
How's the performance/longevity of the Fairphone in your experience?
Super happy. I've had mine since pre-pandemic and it's still working perfectly. It's even survived an accidental mud bath, I could then open it up myself and clean it.
That's nice! Unfortunately it doesn't seem like it's available in the US just yet but I'll keep my eyes peeled
A land line that I avoid using unless absolutely necessary. There is no such thing as a private cellular device.
Pixel 4a 5G with GrapheneOS. Though it's finally starting to hold less and less of a charge, so I may "upgrade" to a newer yesteryear Pixel model.
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POCO F3 with LineageOS for microG
Oneplus 6 with LineageOS!
Pixel 7 with GrapheneOS
A little late, but Pixel+GrapheneOS.
E: bought the phone for the OS. GrapheneOS/CalyxOS are the ones recommended by the community.
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).
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