For example https://androidauthority.com/grapheneos-3287030/ > "Even if you stomach the Pixel-only requirement" I have not and will not stomach that at all, nope! https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices Nope! I wasn't paying attention, but if I remember, Alphabet/Google was funded to deploy/release Android operating system, and they also were financed to deploy some hardware phones before disappearing to let... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
I'm sure you did your research. I'm writing for other readers who are interested. There are a few alternatives, more can be found but this is a selection of the most prominent offerings. /e/OS: https://e.foundation/e-os/ GrapheneOS: https://grapheneos.org/ LineageOS: https://lineageos.org/ CalyxOS: https://calyxos.org/ PostmarketOS (based on Alpine Linux rather than Android): https://postmarketos.org/ (for some... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
Ironically, Pixels are the best for de-Googling. GrapheneOS requires a Pixel, as does CalyxOS for the most part. If you don't want your money going to Google, a used/refurb Pixel gets around that in my opinion. Source: 10 months ago
Oh I see makes sense, one closed system needs another 😅 but if you look at Android, look at https://grapheneos.org/ and https://calyxos.org/. Source: 11 months ago
I agree with your point, but wanted to ask, have you considered using a device with a degoogled AOSP-based OS like GrapheneOS or CalyxOS? Source: 12 months ago
Privacy and user freedom is not a binary thing, so I think that thinking in terms of "wow, no Windows yet Android/iOS" is not useful at all. Even then, there are custom ROMs that are privacy-respecting; check, for example, https://calyxos.org/ or https://grapheneos.org/. Source: almost 1 year ago
If your phone runs fine, you can definitely wait for a new Fairphone to be released. If it doesn't, then I can recommend a couple of fixes: 1. Make a backup of your files, photos and videos, then do a factory reset of your phone. 2. If you have an Android phone and you're worried about not receiving security updates, install either LineageOS, GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, iodéOS, or /e/OS, depending on which project... Source: about 1 year ago
CalyxOS - Similar to GrapheneOS, it mostly supports Pixel devices, but (to my knowledge) doesn't have the same amount of features as GrapheneOS. I've never used it though so I'm probably wrong. Source: about 1 year ago
Use ProtonMail/Tutanota instead of Gmail. Use Brave Search (get familiar with their new "Goggles Beta" feature; it's actually very cool and very useful) and Startpage search (gives you Google's search results, but privately). Use Cryptee or Cryptpad for your Google Docs alternative. Get a Google Pixel 6a and flash CalyxOS on it. Use Brave or Firefox/Librewolf. Source: about 1 year ago
Another pretty good privacy OS is CalyxOS, which some say has a bit of a friendlier or more "accessible" community, and some would also say a more user friendly experience overall, while the OS itself is not quite as privacy preserving and "de-googled" as Graphene. Source: about 1 year ago
I think you should look up some more info https://calyxos.org/. Source: about 1 year ago
There's also CalyxOS and GrapheneOS for degoogled android builds on Google pixel phones. Which I already have a pixel phone and wanna try them on it but I don't wanna mess with backups and stuff on my phone either. And the pixel phone I have is my main phone. Source: about 1 year ago
Or just install DivestOS or CalyxOS and get OS updates and the AOSP security patches. Source: about 1 year ago
If you want to avoid this entirely, Pixel's are ironically the best platform to do it, but you need to flash an OS that is isolated from Google's ecosystem, like Graphene OS or Calyx OS... And give up all Google services, meaning no Play Store either. Source: about 1 year ago
Not sure what android version it is btw, but I'll be running CalyxOS on my fairphone! Source: about 1 year ago
I use calyx on my phone: https://calyxos.org/. Source: about 1 year ago
Can you not use CalyxOS [1]. It relocks the bootloader, although it doesn't come with any of the Google proprietary stuff. 1. https://calyxos.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
You can get a Pixel 5a 5G phone (selling on ebay for under $200) and then install CalyxOS on it. https://calyxos.org/ I'm going to grab one of the Jolla devices and give it a test drive next month. I think there's decent alternative out there where you can still maintain your privacy without having to step all the way down to a "dumb phone". - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
As a matter of fact, there have been unofficial builds [1], so it's not like the newer Pixel hardware isn't supported at all. Although being Exynos-based likely doesn't help. Besides Graphene, there's also CalyxOS [2], which is basically like LineageOS with MicroG [3]. 1. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-unofficial-raven-oriole-bluejay-lineageos-20-0-for-the-pixel-6-pro-6-6a.4504823/ 2. https://calyxos.org/... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
According to the CalyxOS website, they preinstall a number of apps, including Signal, Briar, F-Droid, Aurora Store, Riseup VPN, and Calyx VPN. Many of these apps are great, I've used many of these myself. Source: over 1 year ago
I run CalyxOS, which is a de-Googled Android. Stock Android is malware. You lose Google messaging service and the swipe keyboard, but it doesn't spy on everything you do. Source: over 1 year ago
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