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Does this remove apps already installled on my device?
My latest phone is a Fairphone 6 with e/OS preinstalled, so it came degoogled and easily repairable out of the box. I intend to keep it for at least a decade. I cant imagine a feature I would be willing to upgrade for, so I’ll probably keep it longer than that.
it was never your phone to begin with.
No, I bought an android phone because it’s not a fucking apple device.
After spending a few years managing apple devices in a large company, I wanted nothing to do with them anymore.
Fuck this. My next device will be a Fairphone with Murena OS.
what’s that?
It’s a phone made by Fairphone that runs on Murena OS.
I know about Fairphone but haven’t heard of. MurenaOS
It’s an OS made by Murena
Or to give you a more serious answer, it’s also called /e/os. It’s a deGoogled Android distro you can get preinstalled on some phones, including the Fairphone 6.
Basically, it offers a way for less techy folks to switch to a Google free Android OS, as you don’t have to unlock bootloader, flash ROM, etc. Does cost an extra 50 euros for the privilege though.
MurenaOS is an operating system that can run on a Fairphone.
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I also had not heard of MurenaOS.
Hoping that Graphene Motorola partnership ends up making Graphene some really well supported target for bank/finance apps for those that make that a part of their required features for a phone. I can live with Firefox. Many seemingly can’t
Vanadium on GrapheneOS will probably be what most people go with for website compatibility. Assuming they aren’t switching to GrapheneOS for the main aspects but just want to get away from google
The fucked up thing with phones is the locked boot loaders. Locked boot loaders should not exist because this seriously restricts the driver and OS development.
So, what’s the current status of GrapheneOS on a Pixel 10 pro? My Pixel 6 pro is no longer supported by GOS in October.
Edit: according to GOS’s site the Pixel 10 pro is fine. Maybe Motorola will release their phone by October.
Just make sure the case / screen protector options are decent, same with spare parts.
My P7P was an unfortunate purchase due to limited options, screen replacements for that device are still $300+ AUD for an original.
Buying a phone is not exactly a choice.
GrapheneOS would be great, if it would just support 1000x the hardware it does now. With the extremely limited hardware it does support it’s practically as good as useless for the vast majority of Android users
I’d switch tomorrow, would if I could
Most hardware doesn’t support the fundamental security requirements of GrapheneOS, so that will never happen.
Look into things like /e/OS or Nothing Phone on the Android side, and the various Linux options (Jellyfish OS is, I think, the most advanced).
Please consider donating to PostmarketOS to build up a pure mobile Linux alternative that is completely free of Google’s influence. It’s the best option we have.
I’m just gonna switch to linux for my next phone. It’s past time.
Really glad I decided to switch to GrapheneOS. My next phone will be a Motorola for sure.
motorola makes great phone. I remember my 1st Android phone, after years on iOS, was the Moto Z Play. That thing can last a week with light usage, or 3 days with medium usage on a single charge. Also remember those moto mods? Motorola had like speaker mod and even a mini projector that you can just snap on the phone.
They made better phones before Google bought them so they could strip all their patents before dumping the remaining husk on Lenovo for 15% of its previous value.
So what do we do when they start making it harder and harder to install graphene?
Getting a motorola cause they explicitly will be supporting GrapheneOS.
But all of that is just a stepping stone. As soon as I deem linux phones to be usable as a daily driver for me, I won’t look back.
We still don’t know anything about the phones’ specifications, prices.
Ironic that graphene is developed most for pixel phones
If the rest-of-the-world can get its head out of its ass, a fork of AOSP with an open governance and a commitment to opensource and open platform, so that every one benefits from it. You wouldn’t need that much from each country to get more resources on that AOSP-bis than Google will ever be able to pour on its homebrew version.
You make a rule that public service can only buy devices using AOSP-bis based systems (or even better: states choose their own AOSP distros) and quickly, Google has no choice but to follow your version, not the other way around.
I would be so happy if the phone they release with graphene is the Razr, honestly might start work on it myself.
GrapheneOS doesn’t give a fuck
So GOS on Pixel is still fine right?
Root n ROM I guess