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Alternative phone OS (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Hi. I know the most privacy-oriented (and best-working) phone OS is GrapheneOS, but I was wondering about other, less well-known ones, such as VollaOS (modified Android), Sailfish OS or Ubuntu Touch. Are they private? Do they work? Can I run Android applications on them (VollaOS and SailfishOS) without too much effort? I like using Linux, but I rely on many Android apps, such as navigation, mobile banking, the Garmin app, and many others. Do you have any experience with these operating systems?

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why would a company sell such a device? Unless it's a privacy company, they will prefer to bloat the device with spyware in order to continue making money by selling user data.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And how in the past companies was making money from producing phones in times of Nokia in 2008-2009 when there no good internet and no ability to spy on user

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I talked about continuing to make money , after they sell the device. It's usually just more profitable for a company to not respect their users.

    Most companies, if not all, can probably sustain one time payments, but investors prefer growth.

    I wonder whether mobile device manufacturers get a cut from Google's spyware revenue.

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