I'm not buying a Pixel because I'm not giving Google any money. I'm in the US so the other OSs will not work for me. I just need this crap off my phone. I can't uninstall Youtube, and it came with Facebook. It's just infuriating. Can I just root it and connect it to my Linux laptop and just force uninstalls or something without bricking the device?

Any help appreciated!

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Actually, that's not a bad idea!

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

    I did the same. No money to Google and I have a pixel 8 with GrapheneOS

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    What provider worked? Also, no worries about malware in firmwar?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    I'm not in USA. But I'm pretty sure everyone

    If you install from the official site and you don't buy a pixel with GrapheneOS pre-installed, you're fine. What kind of malware you expect to get?

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