Curious what phones are more privacy-focused.

  • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    I recently got myself a Pixel 7 Pro. the preinstalled OS really tries to push all the Google stuff on you, which isn’t great.
    but after a quick look around for 1 hour, I installed GrapheneOS and am very happy with it

    although I’d really like to have a Linux smartphone. but there seems to be none with good hardware…

      • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Nah, I wanna have a real Linux system, complete with userspace environment and my complete control over everything

        GrapheneOS is pretty cool for now though.
        I haven’t tried PostmarketOS.

        But I’m so in love with my Steam Deck. it’s just pure beauty to have a complete Linux system in this lovely package. I can just ssh into it :⁠-⁠D
        so, it would be awesome to have a device, that would fit in my IT environment. Apple products work better/exclusively with Apple products, Linux stuff works better with Linux stuff.

    • Bri Guy @sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Right the Linux phones seem to be more for tinkering than anything. I can’t really convince myself that’d be suitable for my every day life lol

    • ArtificialLink@lemmy.oneEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      You can flash your own mobile linux os to it. I know a guy who did. But he was very knowledgeable about that stuff. And so privacy focused he wouldn’t even show it off 😭

      • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I haven’t checked for the Pixel for now, but for every older phone (usually OnePlus’) there was always something missing - only the OP One was well supported, which speaks for this company’s decisions…

  • auth@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    I don’t like GrapheneOS’ creator… I’d rather use LineageOS on my Pixel 3… I also have a stock Pixel 5

    • archchan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      2 years ago

      GrapheneOS is a fantastic software regardless of its creator. Also didn’t Daniel Micay step down?

      • auth@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        That’s good… he might have only stepped down from lead développer position though

        • NuclearDolphin@lemmy.mlEnglish
          01·
          2 years ago

          So does he still develop for the GrapheneOS project? I wasn’t sure if he stepped down from just the social spheres or development as well.

          Hoping it’s just social media management because the dude is one hell of a developer, but seems to get into beef with a lot of other FOSS projects, developers, and community members. I don’t exactly blame him though, given how stressful the herculean responsibility he took on must be.

          Also hope he is doing well.

  • Richard is a lemur@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Moto g7 play with lineageOS 20 + microg + magisk delta I’m also running adaway and blocking all the tracker activities from my apps using app manager, and of course, using the most FOSS as possible for replacing proprietary apps. It works well, but sadly this phone won’t allow me to hide root and the locked bootloader, so no safetynet because of CTS verification.

    Edit: if I use hardware attestation disabler on lsposed, it passes

      • Richard is a lemur@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Both with adaway’s firewall and app manager to disable trackers, both applications are available on f-droid.

        App manager will block most, if not all tracking activities off applications (Google ads, Google firebase Facebook ads, Amazon ads, and other nasty stuff).

        If something passes through, it won’t be able to send anything to their servers as adaway’s firewall will be acting as a middleman blocking the addresses.

        Microg also has a part in that, as it sends as little info as possible to google servers, so applications can’t properly use it to display ads, or track my activity, if they simply can at all.

  • Pablo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    it isn’t the phone itself but the operating system on it that makes it private.

  • 💡dim@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    A de-googled huawei.

    Honestly, i care less about the Chinese knowing what time i go to bed, when i get up and the fact i rarely leave the house, than I do having google knowing literally everything :D

    F-droid for apps, nextcloud for my contacts, calendar, bookmarks etc

  • sudneo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    Fairphone 3+ with /e/OS. It has been 3 years now, still working fine, and no major problems really. It is expensive for what you get, but if it can help reducing e-waste and spare me the burden of buying a phone every 2 years, I think it’s worth.

      • zekiz@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I’m probably getting a new phone in October or November. Depends on when I have enough money.

        I’m either getting the 6a or 7a. I guess the 7a is more powerful but also more expensive.

  • dontblinkEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Cheap/medium 180€ Xiaomi with Lineage OS with micro g, been loving it for 3 years, never gave a single problem and battery is still decent.

    Lineage gives your device much more life, because without all the google services you stress the battery and the CPU way less, after installing it the phone stopped lagging completely even if the memory was full and i kept plenty of apps open.

    I went from believing i had an old, laggy and crappy phone to realizing i’m holding in my hands an amazing machine that with a new battery can easily last other 3 years if not more!

    Consumism is really shaping our minds into believing we always have to get more and more and more, and of course google will push android updates on phones which cannot support the updated version, that you can buy a new phone, lovely <3