Lmao 😂 I’m not anti-Android. In fact I have an Android phone as a secondary device and have used them since about 2008 🤷‍♂️ Welcome to the “intelligent enough to use both” club 😎

Get the cheapest possible pixel that can run the OS and test it out. If you like it get a pixel with a longer shelf life. Consider how much it makes sense for you buy a phone with discontinued support in a year or two.

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For the love of all things holy, buy the phone with cash or maybe something like a pseudonym, privacy.com, and an address not linked to your identity

Think just looking it up it days the pixel 6 is supported and is recommended too. I was thinking of going with a pixel too. Just trying out the feature phone market before defaulting back to a smart phone.

Pixel 6 is two years old now. That seems expensive, IMO.

look for a used pixel if youre not trying to spend much

facebook marketplace for a used pixel

Pixel 6 works well with Graphene. I would get a used one off of Backmarket or Swappa. I got mine for like $200 back in May. Should be cheaper now.

I don’t get the meme. All those are good basic steps for anyone just starting off (/s) 🤪

I just followed the official tutorial. My only issues were resolved by trying different browser and OS combos. Apparently there’s a way to do it using another Graphene phone.

According to their FAQ, the 6 will have updates until October 2026. As long as the current specs are acceptable to you, That’s a pretty good period to try it out and see if it’s right for you to upgrade to a newer one.

Pixel 6a is a great phone with Graphene installed.

I've heard it's a bit of a dog running stock Android, although I've never tried.

I picked up mine second hand with cash. So many normies get them & are less than impressed.

That model is totally not too old. Stripped of spyware and adware, it'll fly!

I haven't installed GrapheneOS, but if its anything like Replicant / Cyanogen / LineageOS, you'll need a selection of cables, the forums open on another device, and an evening's supply of patience.

My Pixel 6 Pro is fast. You might want to consider a 6 Pro. They don't cost much more for bunch of nice upgrades.

I think the 6 series still has at least 3 years of maintenance from Google, and probably even longer from Graphene.

The 8 series comes with some very substantial memory hardening security improvements, though it's a lot more expensive.

I've been running GrapheneOS on a Pixel 6 for well over a year with few issues. i DO use sandboxed google play services and all apps i've needed so far work perfectly fine.

I found the official installation manual to be very clear, especially if you're somewhat tech-savvy. The only thing that was less obvious at the time was installing the Sandboxed play services but i believe they have since made this easier.

I upgraded to a pixel 7 recently, ONLY because of the camera, unless you have specific demanding apps you want to use wouldn't worry about performance, it was very fast for all daily tasks.

Hope this helps

Ok newb question, but everyone I need to text with is on SMS standard protocol apps, and Signal stopped supporting those, so is it possible to get texts from work/friends/family on a Graphene OS text app?