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Linux phones look more and more attractive
Couldn’t agree more Especially when the Pine Phone Pro is improving every year since its has came out and with Posh shell and Waydroid nothing will stop Linux from succeeding in the modern era
sadly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone_Pro
So what can I buy now?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones#Devices_with_formal_support
My tears, maybe I can afford to eat today.
Aw shucks now that’s something you don’t see often on the internet
Graphene OS
As far as I know, it is still reliant on the whims of Google through shenanigans with AOSP, and of course having to use a Pixel.
Linux offers a more solid and independent foundation, and while it is less polished yet, to me it's the only real way out in the long run.
Still, GrapheneOS is a big step in the right direction - hope it wouldn't come across as me being against the project.
They've signed with an OEM (still secret atm, but the best guess seems to be Motorola?) who will produce the first flagship GrapheneOS device sometime this or next year iirc. Supposed to be revealing the manufacturer next month. That'll at least take some of the Google dependency by having to use Pixels.
Yep, heard a bit about it. Didn't include here because it's still a big WIP.
Oh hello.
Yup, if enough people switch to graphene big G will fuck them over. Exiting entirely is the only long term solution.
No, linux