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With all the BS of Apple doing their AI spying (amongst other issues), it's that time of year where I once again look for a "third party" phone to migrate to as a daily driver.

I've followed lots of Linux phones (running Ubuntu Touch, KDE Plasma Mobile, postmarketOS and others), feature phones running KaiOS, and others.

Heck I was even building my own phone on an RPi years ago (https://web.archive.org/web/20210725154717/https://www.tinker.sh/kde-plamo-rpi/ ) and have been following the PinePhone project for a very long time.

My current research is pointing towards a Fairphone 4 running e/OS (degooglefied android). I live in the US, so this is as close to the Fairphone as I can get currently: https://murena.com/america/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairphone-4/

Really I just need a phone that runs Signal and can run some sort of GPS app. Everything else I can do via a web browser.

I hate Apple/iOS phones. The only thing I hate more than Apple phones are Google/Android phones.

#phone #android #ios #apple #google #fairphone #privacy #linuxphones

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Discussion

Devin 11mo ago

FWIW, Graphene works quite well as a daily driver and doesn't require tinkering. Especially if you aren't planning to use apps that depend on google.

Gareth Kitchen 11mo ago

I ran a FP4 with vanilla LineageOS. Rock solid. However I have now upgraded to a Pixel 8a with nostr:npub1235tem4hfn34edqh8hxfja9amty73998f0eagnuu4zm423s9e8ksdg0ht5. It is also rock solid, but much better generally in terms of security.

My only gripe is that the hardware profits Google who I detest. I purchased the phone secondhand to mitigate that.

Tundra 11mo ago

I have a fairphone 4 with e/os and I highly recommend it. They source their cobalt ethically and I have already managed to repair some hardware issues myself (personal error)

I used to use grapheneos and its a great OS, but in my experience, the actual pixel phones are designed to break. (Planned obsolescence)