If You Use Custom ROMs on Pixels for Privacy (Things Just Got Worse)
With Android 16, Google cut off access to drivers/system files that custom ROM developers need, forcing them to reverse engineer everything through trial and error.
https://www.howtogeek.com/custom-rom-support-got-a-lot-worse-google-pixel
#privacy #security
The problem is relying on google, we need to either fork android reverse engineer the drivers and/or go full Linux mobile using mobian postmarketOS and etc
Theywill adapt and be stronger as result IMO.
History repeats itself, look at saurik
I'm so sick of the closed hardware/software/firmware age. I think most of us would be better off without it.
And every Pixel user I know in real life bought a Pixel to use GrapheneOS or CalyxOS. Literally all us would have chosen a different phone if we couldn't easily change the software. I'm sure average people buy Pixels, I've just never met one.
I hear you. However, I have a 1 TB Pixel 9 Pro XL running Google OS. I switched my daily driver from GrapheneOS when I upgraded. I kinda saw this coming. I also wanted the AI integration for business enhanced productivity.
I choose what data I want Google to have access to, but I want it to have full access to that data. I can easily say that I have saved a ton of time and productivity has doubled as a result of Gemini integration throughout Google's entire suite of products.
Like, Proton is great, but it's just not there yet compared to what Google has to offer for business users. The workflow automation alone with Gemini handling everything from email drafts to document analysis is genuinely game-changing for productivity.
I practice security through isolation and compartmentalization and I have been quite happy running Google OS on the latest Pixel. Different threat models call for different approaches.
They basically knocked Samsung through the door with AI integration and productivity. Samsung's recent marketing basically calls out the elephant in the room - the only positioning they have left in the game is their Galaxy Z Fold6 and flip phones, which I have no use for. Everything else Google just does better now, especially with the Tensor G4 chip optimized specifically for their AI workloads.
There is definitely a large and growing segment of power users who want the full Google ecosystem for legitimate productivity gains.
That makes sense if you use their products on mobile. I only use YouTube and want them to have no data access outside that limited browser context. So for me, their stock OS gets in my way at almost every point. That's mostly why I ended up on GrapheneOS. More control. At least it seems that way for how I use phones.
Understood. I work a lot on the go.
Did you see the guy in africa.. forget where , seesm he's made a working prototype of the hardware #nostr is looking for
No, I missed that. If you find it, I'd be interested to see it.
Long time no note , Warmest regards , hope all is well 🫂
Thank you, same to you! I've been busy with other projects. Good things are coming down the pike. 🫂
Smart guy. Nice tech. Thanks for sharing. That could be a real game-changer, especially for people in remote areas. That phone could basically give decentralized apps and communication tools a way to work completely off-grid.
Thats the only selling point for pixel phones gone. Wonder if graphene is finally gonna focus on more brands.
Grapheeezy?
The only true long term solution is #LinuxMobile: #Flx1, #LibertyPhone, #Librem5, #Jolla2c, #postmarketOS.
nostr:nprofile1qqs9g69ua6m5ec6ukstnmnyewj7a4j0gjjn5hu75f7w23d64gczunmgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q4gnztg is this a problem or will it be🤔?
Time to stop building on Android and move to other Linux OS's.
