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I want to deGoogle my phone - Alternatives to GrapeneOs and Pixel(google phones) (lemmy.world)
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Im not keen on trying to deGoogle only by purchasing a Google pixel... -_-

Please provide other options with nothing to do with google or microsoft., Such as Fairphone, etc.

As you know(or may not), new CPU's from intel have remote access hardwired, regardless of the OS you are using. I suspect Google outsmarted the GrapheneOS userbase and went one step ahead.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Pixel makes it easy. They aren't benefitting from you using it if you run a de-googled OS.

If you don't want to use a Pixel, pick your ROM, then choose from their list of supported phones.

And if you think we haven't considered hardware-based back doors, you may wanna revisit 1998 when we were all talking about this as a concern - that's when I first read about Android, before it was called Android.

Edit: Prior to the Pixel, I was running Lineage or DivestOS on an Essential Ph1 from 2018. I still have one that runs well on DivestOS. Not saying to get one, just an example of what's out there.

Also lookup the phones listed as compatible with a ROM on phonearena.com and gsmarena.com

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is lineageos advisable still, it doesn't seem like they goal is privacy is security.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Lineage is great to breath life into older devices that are not getting patches anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Checking phonearena.com now, doesnt seem to have a field with ROM compatibility. Is it hidden?