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Nova Launcher could soon add a proactive AI assistant that sucks up all your data (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] 18 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Fuck all this. Stock android degoogled/Lineageos should be standard for every phone.

Next phone I get will be 100% degoogled. Hopefully a full Linux distro is out by then. I wish there was a Linux distro for phones that was just the regular OS but with adaptive standards like how websites change with desktop and mobile and Windows size changes.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

    Check out Swappa.com, find an unlocked Google Pixel 7a or 8a, and load GrapheneOS onto it.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Out of interest as a 7a user , what's the top 3 pros and cons ?

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Top 3 Pros:

    1. You have a daily driver OS that is so open you can install any app on it that can be sideloaded.

    2. You have access to the Google Pixel camera, which, when paired with Open Camera or any open source camera app, can take photos in stunning detail without having to rely on Google's proprietary software.

    3. The form factor of the A-series of Pixels, depending on your hand size, may be just the right fit for your hands. I have big hands and even I find the Pro/XL models to be a bit big for my tastes.

    Top 3 Cons:

    1. There are some banking, payment, etc. apps that won't even open without Google Play Services being installed. Fortunately, GrapheneOS has Sandboxed Google Play services that isolates Google Play services from the OS and allows only the necessary minimum utilities from Play Services for those apps to be useable.

    2. Google's Tensor chip is...not good. Like it's Exynos bad. Fortunately, I believe the Pixel 6 series had the first and worst version of the chip. Each phone after has slowly improved the reliability of the modem so calls can be made in/outbound. Thankfully, GrapheneOS recently partnered with Motorola to allow future Motorola phones to be installed with GrapheneOS, so ideally their phones should have much better modems.

    3. [insert third con I can't think of here]

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