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Feds in Catalonia, Spain think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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TLDR: Drug dealers in Catalonia have started to adopt GrapheneOS en masse leading to Catalan police suspecting anyone with a Google Pixel is a drug dealer

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[–] 19 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

I think this is incorrect but I could be wrong.

You can not buy a Pixel device preloaded with GrapheneOS. They only come from Google with their standard Android and it's up to the end user to install GrapheneOS. Unless you buy a used Pixel device with GrapheneOS already installed.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    If friends asked I would flash their pixel with Graphene, then set it up basically as they would use it for them.

    Getting started was complex, your average user won't have a good experience getting their apps added without a power user helping.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I would like to install it someday but I'm afraid of this process

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Its really not too complicated. Id recommend doing it using a other phone as the installer rather than a PC though, just goes smoother IMO. Very straightforward web installer, just push buttons alongside the instructions.

    https://grapheneos.org/install/

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    Yeah I'd consider that as a used phone. I'd only get the hardware from the OEM and install GrapheneOS myself. Less chance of man in the middle. It's super easy to install using the web installer.

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