That Motorola phone that lets you install Graphene can not come soon enough. Pixel phones are not sold worldwide so it feels like they're gatekeeping security. I know that's not the case really, but there's very few ways to successfully degoogle otherwise.

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xvedejas 9 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I just moved away from GrapheneOS to Motorola because I decided I needed an audio jack again. There's definitely some annoying things about leaving, but at least now I can use again the three apps that didn't work for me on GrapheneOS...

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matheusmoreira 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Pixel phones are not sold worldwide

Still boggles my mind the fact Google doesn't sell their phones worldwide. Obtaining a Pixel has proven to be quite difficult for me.

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dakolli 2 hours ago | parent [-]

It still boggles my mind that the most popular privacy OS requires Google manufactured hardware, that fact alone makes me not trust it at all.

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WD-42 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Phone hardware is a hellscape it doesn’t surprise me at all that they need to keep the number of supported devices small in order to deliver a decent product.

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mvdtnz 24 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's ridiculous is what it is. It makes me deeply distrustful of the organisation behind Graphene that they would make such a crazy choice.

	▲	digitalPhonix 10 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The intersection of phones that have unlockable bootloaders, public-ish driver blobs and decent hardware is tiny. What other phone would you pick?
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lern_too_spel an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Despite Google's other failings, it was the OG supporter of data portability, and that spirit extends to its phones. No other phone manufacturer with wide distribution comes close. It's unfortunate that the people who design the hardware do such a poor job with the resources at their disposal.

	▲	sharts 36 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Is it still the case that Android backups leave much to be desired when compared to iphone? Pretty much the only reason I use Apple is that I can switch to a replacement phone and it’s exactly the same state as the last backup.

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okanat 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

AFAIK Motorola only lets certain geographical regions to unlock bootloader, not everywhere.

	▲	tom_alexander 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They're referring to the partnership between GrapheneOS and Motorola: https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at...

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NamlchakKhandro 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is a thing now

https://volla.online/en/operating-systems/volla-os/

	▲	lucb1e 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't see anything they offer for security that's not also in AOSP/LineageOS/eOS/stock/etc. Which is not to say that's not enough for most people, but why highlight them? It doesn't seem comparable to the laser-focus GrapheneOS has on security