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[-] leadore@lemmy.world 85 points 1 month ago

I think it's ironic that the alternatives to Android (graphene, calyx) only fully work on Google phones.

[-] blicky_blank@lemmy.today 40 points 1 month ago

Ditch Google

Step 1: Send them money

[-] No_Bark@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago

Used phones: exist

Users who constantly repost this same comment: "doesn't look like anything to me."

[-] Mouette@jlai.lu 5 points 1 month ago

Used pixel actually limit a lot the choice. I've not dived into de-googled phone yet but from what I understood postmarketOS seems like the used/old phone OS

[-] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Writing this from a degoogled Pixel 4a bought second hand for 80 bucks a couple years ago. Great camera, enough storage, fingerprint sensor, headphone jack, fits in hand and pocket. This thing is close to perfect, new phones are scam.

[-] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Indivisability9559@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Not OP, but Swappa.com is an excellent website for buying used tech at a good price.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago

LineageOS works on a bunch of non google phones

[-] nul42@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I'm running lineage os on a Motorola moto g7 power (2019) Android 15 runs fine on a 6 year old phone.

[-] ssdfsdf3488sd@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Thise are just different flavors. I need a pixel 8 pro xl equivalent device that runs linux natively. All thw postmarket phones are ancientx

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

That isn't really true especially with Calyx OS

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Same reason it continually sucks to get a working Linux build on an apple laptop or desktop.

As bad as Google is, they're lightyears ahead of Apple in terms of protecting their products in a walled garden.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Really? What's your favorite custom ROM for modern iPhones?

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I've never investigated for iPhones but would be curious

  1. if they exist
  2. how bloody hard they are to get going

I can only speak for laptops/desktops and it being a bitch.

There's a reason I'm very adamant at hating Apple for a multitude of technical reasons. This is but one of them. It's a shame too because their build quality is really S-Tier.

[-] Trihilis@ani.social 4 points 1 month ago

Doesnt calyxos also work on fairphone

[-] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

"work" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here when talking about a Fairphone. Worst phone I ever owned with quite some margin.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I would get a Nokia flip phone but they cost a bit. Cheaper to get something someone is throwing out

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