Isn't this like 90% of the reason people prefer android over apple?
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2025
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I doubt most people care that much. I do, but I don't know anyone else who does.
But even if I were to lose this, I would not even consider switching to apple (but I would consider switching to something more open).
Yup.
This is dystopian.
2026 - year of the Linux Phone :D
I'm gonna try to install chimera linux on my fairphone. then I could use phosh as a window manager and use waydroid so I could have android apps! time to see how crazy that is.
Update: I did a bit of research, and chimera does support aarch64(the architecture of the fairphone 4) and it seems pretty doable, the postmarketos wiki says most features are supported, so we'll see!
This will be the last straw for me. I will be looking for Android OS alternatives.
Great i guess it is time to root my phone, and run a custom rom. I haven't had to do that in years because android finally got good.
It's not about technical utility. It's about freedom.
If you use the term "sideloading" you already lost the battle before you finished your sentence
The war was lost by default. The one party did not show up to the battle because they never knew a war was on.
I need an OS for phone which is completely controlled by community.
GrapheneOS for Pixel
How does it compare with LineageOS? What are the pros and cons in your opinion?
They are very different.
GrapheneOS' whole thing is security and privacy. It's big on sandboxing apps and browser sessions. Google Play and most Android features are opt-in (Google Play Services are also sandboxed). Just check their features.
LineageOS doesn't have most of the above. It's mostly just a regular barebones Android distribution without all the vendor bloat, and a great alternative if you just want more control and less BS (if you've used a Samsung device you will know what I mean - absolutely horrible distribution imo).
LineageOS also significantly regresses security compared to barebones AOSP.
- Userdebug builds
- No locked bootloader or verified boot
- Incomplete backports of patches
Because of using Shelter, this will make my phone practically unusable.
This is fucking ridiculous
As would I, but where exactly are we going comrade?
I honestly wish for the responsible people to die. A natural, painless death, but let it be quick. All of silicon valley is so evil it would be deemed unrealistic for a movie villain. They are selling out our freedoms and planet for what? They are already stinking rich.
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I guess it's time to buy a linux phone
I wish a Linux tablet will be ready by the time the custom ROMs will be killed off.
Support for this will grow, I hope. Linux on PC has been really easy for the past 10 or so years, but phones often have locked bootloaders. There's not that much support for different models either, feels like a work in progress. I hope someone just starts up a volunteer organisation that can provide pre-installed free software. Not just one centralised company, but multiple outlets.
Last I checked, unverified software didn't run the risk of making my phone fly itself into, and bring down, a skyscraper.
Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport.
Fucker, if I own the airport, own the planes in the airport, am the only person using my own planes in my own airport, then nobody is asking for my ID.
Our phone, our software choice.
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