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.
Thinking about fucking around with Android, mostly because I want to try Amethyst, but also GrapheneOS. There’s a decent deal on a Pixel 6 right now ($340, early Black Friday). I don’t really want to spend much more than that since I’m just testing the waters, but is that model too old? Also, best guides for setting up and using Graphene? nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5 do yourself a favor and mute this thread
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Going cheap because I want to test it out, if I have a good experience then I’ll get something higher end. Just don’t want to go to budget and effect the experience