I know this won’t be a popular answer, but with my distaste for google, my switch to linux, the rumored google search revamp later this month turning it completely to AI and THIS? I’m going to go to iOS I believe
The control on iOS is much stricter, and it always has been, but I suppose at least they sold it as such from the start and didn’t slowly trickle it in while pretending to be supporting open source. The spyware is also the same. They probably share it with a few fewer people I guess, that’s about the best you could possibly say for it.
Can I still use apps from the app store if I use one of those alternative OS’s? I’m not very good with phones and don’t use mine much, but with so many things slowly going phone only I don’t want to cut myself off entirely.
Also, can I use those OS’s on my tablet? Which is best for somebody with decent Linux knowledge but almost no smart phone skills?
Phones are usually easier to find compatibility than tablets. If you check the websites for those operating systems, you will see what devices are compatible.
Concerning apps, you will be able to run 99% for your apps. There are odd rare cases where some may not work. For those, you may find success by installing them through https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/ instead of the through the Google Play Store.
One is particular feature that doesn’t work is using the NFC wallet feature on phones, but you shouldn’t use those anyways because you’re giving an extra cut away to Google, Samsung, or Apple, on top of credit card fees from Mastercard, Visa, or the like.
Not for my model. This ones got a locked bootloader and no way to unlock it. Tried everything I could think of to keep this boi out of the recycling center with no dice.
Edit: Thanks for the other suggestions though I’ll take a look when I’m getting a new phone
If you reformat your phone before September will one of my mentioned operating systems, f-Droid will continue working.
If you really need a new phone, but do try to avoid it, buy one second hand one. Or buy a new one of these https://scribe.disroot.org/post/8920564 including Fairphone as an option.
f-droid’s website https://f-droid.org/ has a link to https://keepandroidopen.org/ which says in Google will lock down Android in September,
If you were planning on reformatting your phone to GrapheneOS, LineageOS, PostmarketOS, or UbuntuTouch, now is the time to do it.
I know this won’t be a popular answer, but with my distaste for google, my switch to linux, the rumored google search revamp later this month turning it completely to AI and THIS? I’m going to go to iOS I believe
If you think google is problematic in terms of either control or spying I got serious news for you little buddy.
Just get a Pine Phone or similar linux-based device.
If you are implying iOS is anywhere near the control and spyware of google, you don’t know tech at all.
The control on iOS is much stricter, and it always has been, but I suppose at least they sold it as such from the start and didn’t slowly trickle it in while pretending to be supporting open source. The spyware is also the same. They probably share it with a few fewer people I guess, that’s about the best you could possibly say for it.
It is
Don’t get a pine phone.
Pain phone.
Can I still use apps from the app store if I use one of those alternative OS’s? I’m not very good with phones and don’t use mine much, but with so many things slowly going phone only I don’t want to cut myself off entirely.
Also, can I use those OS’s on my tablet? Which is best for somebody with decent Linux knowledge but almost no smart phone skills?
Phones are usually easier to find compatibility than tablets. If you check the websites for those operating systems, you will see what devices are compatible.
Concerning apps, you will be able to run 99% for your apps. There are odd rare cases where some may not work. For those, you may find success by installing them through https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/ instead of the through the Google Play Store.
One is particular feature that doesn’t work is using the NFC wallet feature on phones, but you shouldn’t use those anyways because you’re giving an extra cut away to Google, Samsung, or Apple, on top of credit card fees from Mastercard, Visa, or the like.
Some banks apps don’t work on Graphene. All of mine never have any problems. It might be worth saving a click link on your phone your banks website instead if the app doesn’t work. https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/ Or instead consider switching banks.
Thanks! I don’t trust my phone enough for banking anyway. I’ll try this out in the next few weeks.
Edit: Erg, looks like my phone isn’t supported by Graphene or Lineage… Oh well.
It might sound weird, but,
if you can sell your phone, and buy the one you want second hand,
you might be able to land a compatible device without any financial lose.
Fuck man I cannot buy a new phone right now. All apps I use are from fdroid. I’m kinda fucked ain’t I?
Looking at cad$300 for a pixel 8a to get graphine on it. So sad my galaxy 9 can’t run postmarket, lineage, or anything really.
I guess the pixel 3 (I think that’s the one) with Ubuntu touch could work. Only a hundred it looks like to get that
Welcome to the dependency economy where you can’t afford to not let them fuck you.
Even better, under community builds here it looks like PostmarketOS supports Galaxy 9
https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices
Not for my model. This ones got a locked bootloader and no way to unlock it. Tried everything I could think of to keep this boi out of the recycling center with no dice.
Edit: Thanks for the other suggestions though I’ll take a look when I’m getting a new phone
If you reformat your phone before September will one of my mentioned operating systems, f-Droid will continue working.
If you really need a new phone, but do try to avoid it, buy one second hand one. Or buy a new one of these https://scribe.disroot.org/post/8920564 including Fairphone as an option.
I don’t have Google Home installed on Graphene but also I can completely block microphone usage. 😏
Ubuntu Touch isn’t much better.