I want to deGoogle my phone - Alternatives to GrapeneOs and Pixel(google phones)
I want to deGoogle my phone - Alternatives to GrapeneOs and Pixel(google phones)
Im not keen on trying to deGoogle only by purchasing a Google pixel... -_-
Please provide other options with nothing to do with google or microsoft., Such as Fairphone, etc.
As you know(or may not), new CPU's from intel have remote access hardwired, regardless of the OS you are using. I suspect Google outsmarted the GrapheneOS userbase and went one step ahead.
Pixel makes it easy. They aren't benefitting from you using it if you run a de-googled OS.
If you don't want to use a Pixel, pick your ROM, then choose from their list of supported phones.
And if you think we haven't considered hardware-based back doors, you may wanna revisit 1998 when we were all talking about this as a concern - that's when I first read about Android, before it was called Android.
Edit: Prior to the Pixel, I was running Lineage or DivestOS on an Essential Ph1 from 2018. I still have one that runs well on DivestOS. Not saying to get one, just an example of what's out there.
Also lookup the phones listed as compatible with a ROM on phonearena.com and gsmarena.com
Checking phonearena.com now, doesnt seem to have a field with ROM compatibility. Is it hidden?
Since you mentiin Fairphone s a example- get Fairphone. Not sure which ROM but it supports at least one of the options. I was thinking of getting one myself but it's unfortunately too pricey
Google Pixels with GrapheneOS were the only Android phones to withstand the backdoor software the FBI used to access the Trump shooter's phone.
Of the 3 phones he had, yes. That's a very small sample size.
Sorry but I don't believe that. Sounds like a marketing pitch to attract a specific user. Just how EncroChat was marketed to certain people, once enough were on board, they flipped the script and caught all users xD.
Who announced the FBI couldnt backdoor GrapheneOS? Was it themselves? lol
I've been using the Fairphone 4 with CalyxOS and /e/OS before that, it's pretty neat
As usual, the grapheneOS fanboys are replying. It's like asking for macs alternative and getting recommended macs with "but they are more secure and buying a used one doesn't give Apple money" comments.
LineageOS supports a bunch of phones. Some of them even support relocking the bootloader after flashing a new ROM (you'd have to look up which, I can't remember).
Then there's Murena which runs eOS.
I use /e/OS since 2-3 years on my Fairphone 3 and never looked back. Best is to just buy a phone directly from https://murena.com/ . You support the project and can be sure that the phone is supported for a longer period of time.
CalyxOS works great on Fairphones
Based on your stated assumptions about backdoors, how about building your own RISC-V phone?
It’s not in a very usable state, but the hardware is open source.
TBH, im not far off reverting back to carrier pigeons.
Is there a reason nobody mentions PostmarketOS?