Fairphones are pretty well supported with PostmarketOS which is mainline Linux. Audio support being one big feature that is missing on all of them. Luca Weiss from Fairphone is working on mainline Linux patches for these devices. The Fairphone 6 booted with Linux support on the first day it was released (though still missing many drivers)
@rollerbang@ryanee@anonsys.net CalyxOS/LineageOS/postmarketOS/UBTouch and/or /e/OS would be better for trying to get banking support, they are compatible with plenty more devices including Google Pixel while GrapheneOS is only compatible with Google Pixel
Sure, but I'm trying to see it from a manufacturer's perspective. They've got to put effort in an OS regardless, so maybe it wouldn't be too much extra effort, if any, to have Grapehene supported.
It would require an entire separate TPM chip, integration of it on the main PCB, and all the the firmware and software handling that comes with that, and collaboration with the GrapheneOS team (which I hear on forums and people who have worked with them, is often not a pleasant experience) for an extremely small percentage of their sales.
Doing /e/ or calyx would definitely be significantly easier.
I at least hope they would put effort to non Android OS. Why put effort to Android OS if most people would like get rid of USA dependency? I would love them to offer support for SailfishOS, which can still run Android apps in container and most of them work, including a lot of banking apps
I wantnto say thst i really really like the way SailfishOS looks, those gnome icons are unmatched in phones.
I just don't think Sailfish OS is ready for daily use at all. Like, it needs a few more years in the oven before it can be even considered for mass consumption. These small companies unfortunately need to play it safe.
Yes Android is US-based but it's also open-source. Doesn't mean that fact can't change of course, but I don't see better EU alternatives ATM.