I was thinking about using graphene OS, but I’ve read some lemmy users dislike this OS due to perceived misleading advertising and the pixel 7a you’re supposed to install graphene on because it’s from google (an advertising company).
Another option would be lineage OS, but there is so much false information about this OS, namely compatible phones that simply don’t work with this OS and no support.
what works for you? I want a phone with no google, that doesn’t force me to use the manufacturer’s ecosystem and that won’t show the apps I don’t want or need (on an asus I own you cannot neither get rid nor hide bloatware)
Used pixels are surprisingly cheap for how well they hold up over time, and graphene works well.
I totally agree. Used pixels are superb with grapheneos. Syncthing is what i use ad a backup. I think the problemi is that google stops releasing updates after 5 yearss old units don’t get updates I think. I have the 5th June build and it reports a security update of December 2023.
If you don’t live in the EU. Here you get a better new phone from xiaomi/motorola/oneplus than a pixel for the same price. Yes, I get grapheneos and relockable bootloader, but used things are too expensive here. If you need a cheap phone, buy a cheap phone (fuck EU’s import regulations).
Which generation would you recommend? As used.
I like the 7. IIRC, the 6 had reliability issues, and the 5 was only available in a smaller size.
Thanks.
I’ve been using a 6 since it’s release, it’s been solid for me. The 7 is slightly sleeker/smaller but they’re almost identical in performance.
7a would be the best balance between cod and expected support timeframe
I miss my pixel 5 :(
If you want updates, may be go for gen 6/7. 5a won’t be receiving updates after August 2024.
See: https://grapheneos.org/faq#device-lifetime
Thanks