Just bought an iPhone 13 Mini, it's cute.
Currently just have some old Nokia thats bound to be tracking all my shit. Been thinking about getting a used pixel and trying out GraphineOS, worth the effort?
I'm using auygh5. A perfectly functional phone that can easily run the latest version of LineageOS. It has a good camera, a decent GPS radio, high screen resolution, good ergonomics, a removable battery; there are zero deficiencies for daily use. Then again, all of the apps quoted by
>>11823 can be run on a Galaxy S3, which highlights the excessive hardware capabilities of recent phones.
>>11858mods fix your spastic wordfilters
Pixel 3a w/graphene OS. Tempted to get a pinephone with SXMO once support for my 3a ends and just use it for emulation.
As for f-droid apps:
>Calyx VPN - free VPN provided by the Calyx Institute>ClassyShark - offline scanner for trackers>OMW - FOSS morrowind client, just supply the game files.>Simply translate - google translate mirror>Orbot - Tor proxy>App manager - schizo app that grants control over every little detail of your apps>OpenBoard - google keyboard replacement >OpenCamera - google camera replacement>MoneyWallet - best budget manager I have ever used and it's FOSS.>>11843I'd say so, just be aware that Pixel phones are only officially supported by Google 3 years from release and the Graphene team can't support older pixels indefinitely without upstream support from google developers so consider at least a 4a and newer.
New fairphone just dropped
https://shop.fairphone.com/en/Give me a reason why you're not pre ordering this right now.
>>11901>Give me a reason why you're not pre ordering this right now.no headphone plug (except for usb dongle)
no memory expansion
it doesn't say whether you can install a different operating system
it's too big
it's expensive (it's got lots of luxury features so it's not a bad deal or anything)
fairphone3+ might be interesting though because it got a headphone plug, memory slot and they confirm that the boot loader can be unlocked , if they would do a program where you can get a cheapy refurbished one from people buying the new model, that might be nice.
>>11903It has 5 years of warranty and guaranteed updates for those 5 years, also you can replace literally every part of the phone yourself.
Not a bad deal at all tbqh.
>>11908My Redmi 4 from 2016 is still getting updates.
>you can replace literally every part of the phone yourself.I can still do that with Xiaomi phones. Does the Fairphone actually have socketed CPU, GPU and RAM?
>>11909>My Redmi 4 from 2016 is still getting updates.Official updates from Xiaomi? That's impressive
I will be using an dumbphone until they release an Iphone SE sized Android smartphone that is capable of running GrapheneOS and will be supported for at least five years.
Does anybody have experience with GrapheneOS? Is the hype real?
>>12233I've looked at it, but currently on Lineage. It seems legitimate, but I don't need that kind of autism-grade security so I haven't checked details.
Reminder that GrapheneOS is ONLY built for recent Pixel phones.
>>12234Sorry for me being a tech noob normie, but what is exactly meant by "pixel phones"?
>>12236It's a Google brand of phones
>>12234>I don't need that kind of autism-grade security so I haven't checked details.Well, part of GrapheneOS's appeal is supposed to be its similarity in operating like regular Android. If privacy can be almost as convenient as glowsoftware, why not take as much of it as you can? I don't see that as "autistic" if (often unlawful) arrests and house searches are increasingly done, because some stupidly programmed, biased AI scanned your data and has deemed you as a threat. Even if you're innocent and unarmed, plenty of people end up in jail or get shot by the police raid
death squads. Avoiding such situations in the first place is preferable, no?
>>12237I see, thanks
iPhone 8
Whatever the hell is the cheapest and most long lasting
I still have my Mi A1. Still works, just had to change the battery and screen.
I hate the phone market, it's all so fucking stupid, like adding notches and removing jacks so they can give the impression of technological advancement.
I think I might just get a dumbphone and pinebook instead of a smartphone.
>>12233Yes, do it yesterday, simple as
Think I'm just gonna trade in my old iPhone for a newer one. I've had so many shitty Android phones in the past, I don't want to go back to that. I'm skeptical of the utility of GraphenOS, what's the threat model here? I mean, I already use Facebook and have an ISP my ass is already bought and sold.
>>12267Graphene is more about security than privacy, but in the end they are the same. Google Play Services does not have special privileges like in normal android distributions. You can still use it as normal, I keep it in its own profile, it is sandboxed. Really nice network permissions toggle that works better than Calyx' or other distros. Hardened_malloc is an entirely new memory allocator that is safer. Their patches are sometimes used upstream by Google. The list goes on and on with GOS.
According to them, apple has good security but the trade off of course is Apple ID attaching itself to everything you do. For me, Graphene isn't any more work than any other phone, so I would have no reason to change, but that may not be the case for everyone. Some apps might not work with their implementation of google services, I don't know because I avoid those apps to begin with. I think there's a website that tries to keep this info
What's the best android to get that is (?):
1) Has the ability to have lineage os
2) Can repair it easily (i.e.: opening the phone doesn't destroy it, you can replace the screen, and swapping batteries is easy)
What's the hip new place to get your custom roms from?
t.poco m3
>>11868i own a big dick 3000
pls don't track me government sama
Do any of the privacy and security focused phones run Android? I'm talking about phones like Pinephone and Librem 5. Is there a reason they avoid Android or an Android clone like lineage?
Use the OpenVPN mobile app to connect to a proxy, not whatever client they offer you.
>>15125>OpenVPNI think you mean
Wireguard
OsmAnd+ on F-Droid for map/navigation
Oh hi NSO, thanks for your text message. Graphene chads rise up
Switched to Android after using an iPhone for 5 years. Feels great, doesn't feel like a fucking shackle that makes me miserable everytime I have to use it.
Nunti for RSS updates
https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/add one of these links to your fdroid repos, you can download tor browser, orbot, obscuracam, and a bunch other useful stuff
>>15515>https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.siacs.conversations/>Design principles:>Rely on existing, well established protocolsThere are too many abandoned IMs on fdroid that didn't follow this.
I may be late to the party but I installed some android ROMs in my phone and tablet and damn it feels so good.
>>16181It really is great? I spent the last 3 years with a phone that had a locked bootloader. Feels like walking out of a fuggin cave when you can use root again.
>>16182I still use the Shield K1 and it was stuck in android 7. I mainly use it for Tachiyomi so I flashed android 9 (lineageos) in the casue the minimum requirements increase. Also because I was bored. And in my phone I flashed a treble gsi of android 12 and it works just fine. I don't even root anymore.
>>16184Unfortunately there are no custom ROMs for my phone so I had to root. Got all the google boatware off it, the thing runs like a dream. Really cool being able to use sudo permission software in termux too.
>tachiyomiHave you looked into the aniyomi fork at all? It's really nice having anime and manga in one app.
>>16187I'm not really an anime guy so no.
>>16187I installed it to try it out and no anime works. They give me an error. But Better Call Saul and The Boys works, wtf is this app 💀
What's the recommended phone + OS at higher end price ranges?
Is the difference between Calyx, Lineage, and Graphene significant?
>>16194pixel 6 pro + grapheneos
Since Youtube Vanced is dead, is ReVanced any good?
Is there any solution, application, or service available that can be run as some sort of VPN or nameresolution-server which functions similarly to custom
hosts
files that filter malware sites and advertisement domains but allow other safe traffic?
Many smartphones, the ones that're allowed to be accepted on American telecoms that is, to be specific, have become difficult to obtain superuser privilege on or even lock the bootloader such that custom ROMs cannot be flashed freely; hence direct modification of hosts
or firewall via iptables
is difficult. But perhaps the privacy "filter" can be moved to another layer, and the prevention of undesired telemetry made possible again as though root user account access was used to block Internet access attempts for certain websites and apps.
>>11901Isn't the fairphone much underpowered compared to other ones of similar price though?
>>17965The fairphone has a decent medium performance specs.
The fairphone is competitively priced because it's user repairable and partly user up-gradable. You will be able to use it a lot longer than competing glued phones. You'll likely have to buy 2-3 conventional phones to replace one fairphone.
The only hair in the soup is that unlocking the boot-loader for installing your own operating system is a rather involved process. You need to send some kind of serial number to the manufacturer to get an unlock code. And it's lacking a headphone jack.
>>17971>And it's lacking a headphone jack.seriously? JFC.
I've heard realme and vivo have been gaining ground especially in India, but have never seen anyone use them here in prosperous Evropa. How do they compare to xiaomi phones?
>default grapheneos keyboard doesn't have emojisWhat's the point of a fucking smartphone if I can't type emojis😾
Best app I could find was FlorisBoard 🌷🪷
https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.patrickgold.florisboard/
>>17941Mullvad VPNs let you block well-know ad servers and stuff
Install the Wireguard app, then on the Mullvad website on the page where you download the configuration files for it, look for the option where you can filter out certain content
>>18374Yes it does. You long press the return button and you'll see a little face. Select it by sliding up while still pressing. The emoji selection is not good though.
>want to install map and navigation app on entirely offline phone with no sim or wifi available
>organic maps looks best for offline use, also has least permissions
>sideload apk and install
>needs to make initial one-time connection to download maps
>I download latest openstreetmaps files for world and locality to pc instead
>find directory location of map data files on the phone. It was on the organic maps github issues page.
>sideload openstreetmaps files to organic maps data directory on the phone
>werks, entirely offline latest maps and navigation
>>21519>latest openstreetmaps files for world wouldn't that be huge
>>21519Is Organic Maps better than OsmAnd~?
>>21521osmand tracks u fyi
not too much of a problem for me since i gave up on the privacy ratrace but yeah
builds on fdroid at least remove the in-app purchasing features
>>21520>>21520>wouldn't that be hugeIt's just an outline global map, there are detailed maps for local regions
>>21524I use it from F-Droid. How does it track me?
>>21521Other than what
>>21524 said I would say that Organic Maps is more performant than Osmand+, it takes a lot of time to render the map on my phone specially when zooming. I have been using Organic Maps from back from before the maps.me split and it has not slowed much since.
>>21520jus fyi the required global outline map is 50MB and the country maps a few hundred MB, updated very regularly
>>21521A quick search said that it seemed more offline/privacy focused and wanted fewer permissions than OsmAnd, and the privacy schizos seem to agree
>t. privacy schizo Unique IPs: 41