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submitted 4 days ago by AuroraSine@lemmy.ml to c/fairphone@lemmy.ml

Peace be with you guys ๐ŸŒน

This is my first Fairphone with /e/OS and I'm really excited๐Ÿ˜Š. It arrived within 3โ€“4 days even though the estimated time was 2โ€“3 weeks. That suprised me, because I live in Germany.

Everything came intact: headphones, screen protector, and phone case. They also included this little pin to get into the SIM tray slot, which I thought was great. There was no charger in the box but that's intentional on their part. Doesn't matter to me since all modern chargers work anyway.

It's really easy to use and murena has its own browser. The default search engine is Qwant, which I don't use because of Bing. But honestly, my main goal was F-Droid and using apps that reportedly won't work on Google-certified devices starting in September. I've already downloaded my own apps like IronFox and I'm happy ๐Ÿ˜.

Now I'd love to hear your opinion: I think Google has shot itself in the foot with this decision. By closing down Android further, more people will switch to de-Googled systems.

That's my take, what do you think?๐Ÿค”

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[-] swicano@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago

I assume using it through the browser doesn't let you do the location sharing how you need?

[-] AuroraSine@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

I never try it, but I dont think so. When it comes to location, I'm really clueless. I meant Instagram, TikTok, even Lemmy. Sorry I kind of sidestepped your actual question. I meant it in general.

[-] lemonhead2@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

yeah through browser it won't update your location when backgrounded. I leave it on 24/7

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