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[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 176 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (33 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 33 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 113 points 2 years ago (17 children) I'd rather see phones with Ubuntu Touch, PostMarketOS, and Mobian OS's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Same, I'm really tired of the annoying Android logic. I wish we could have a logical OS where we could manage our files properly instead of the filesystem mess we currently have with stuff all over the place. It didn't matter when the phones just had a few megs of storage, but you can carry some serious data on those things nowadays. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) That was one thing that was wild about the Palm WebOS devices. It was just plain old linux. Games? They were just Linux games using SDL. Porting WebOS applications to desktop linux would have been nearly trivial. It would have just been amazing if Palm had pulled it off (alas, they chased a single design, Blackberry-style with small form factor, which missed just so much of the market). The users were utterly oblivious to all this (which is good) and it was just the best combination of capable of great things easily with a power user and able to run whatever the casual user would have needed. It was still before Android was pretty much a sealed deal in the market (2009 Android was still horribly rough) so it had a shot, but Palm just couldn't pull it off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SynAcker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh man... What a great phone. Awesome multi tasking. Wifi charging standard. A back button that actually worked. A slide out keyboard. They just could spool up an app ecosystem quickly enough to gain traction... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The apps may have been a bit anemic, but it was early enough that all the app stores were not great. They were certainly hurt by their initial "JavaScript only" stance. Really painful was that they had exclusivity with Sprint of all carriers. That was a really limiting decision. I think ultimately the singularly fatal issue was the HP debacle. The initial circumstances of the acquisition might have been ok for the platform. Thanks to some leaked material HP under Hurd actually seemed to have some vision for reinvigorating their consumer brand including an emphasis on former palm products. But Hurd was ousted and that whole initiative was canned and the new leadership killed the product line that they had just bought. Which was the most baffling call, they didn't make room for some other smartphone or tablet platform, they just shrugged and killed off a product that was their only shot at relevance for a clearly exploding new consumer market. permalink fedilink source parent [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] rishado@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why would you rather see that over graphene? Don't know enough about either permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago Because graphene is just android without makeup permalink fedilink source parent [–] orange@communick.news 4 points 2 years ago Overlap with desktop Linux means support for that is support for these mobile Linux distros, and desktop Linux gets support from a range of people and companies, not just Google. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Same. They just don't do what I need on my phone. Hopefully that changes, but PinePhone HW kinda sucks (poor battery life and audio quality), and most of the other phones w/ Linux support have some pretty serious caveats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm using a pixel 3a xl with ubuntu touch. Works great! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I just looked and that seems surprisingly usable. I might just pick one up and mess with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (5 children) Imagine using Ubuntu Touch with Waydroid for Android Compatibility. Would be sick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) It works actually. I use this option daily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Whoa that's cool! What device are you on? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Pixel 3a xl with unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh nice that it's still holding up. May I ask if that's your primary daily driver? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* It does what i need it to do, make/receive calls, surf the web and play videos when i'm out and about. For gaming i prefer Steam deck or PC. Other than that i'm not a lover of smart phones, in general i think they suck. If i could make/receive calls from a steam deck, i would trash my phone in a second. permalink fedilink source parent [+] TK420@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (4 children) I've been trying to take ownership of my data and simplify my digital life. The greatest barrier to this by far is Apple/iOS. Sure am glad I picked that walled garden 15 years ago, when I was none the wiser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have to use an iPhone for work and I don't understand a vast amount of the UI choices - and that's before data fuckery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where's the fucking back button? When I rarely use my wife's phone I'm like how can you deal with this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago And why does where you swipe down on the notification bar change what's shown?! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gayhitler@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago What do you want to know how to do? permalink fedilink source parent [–] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't android technically linux? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] TK420@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Does grapheneOS have paid devs or is it all volunteer work? And if they do pay devs, how do they get the money to pay them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lead dev accepts donations for the project (username "thestinger" on github) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago Not only that, but they apparently also get large amounts of donations in crypto currencies. They also allow donating via PayPal or bank transfer. They set up a whole Canadian non-profit foundation in 2023. GrapheneOS isn't a small niche project anymore, it's actually a sizable organization with paid staff (see https://grapheneos.org/hiring). @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent [–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but AOSP practically does most of the heavy work for graphene. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* ASOP fork, donation model (pay as you feel) pls. Please voluntary redundancy google staff. Please (Realistically I know this is a tall ask considering this is people's livelihoods we'te talking about) Sign me up babyyyyy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 113 points 2 years ago (17 children) I'd rather see phones with Ubuntu Touch, PostMarketOS, and Mobian OS's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Same, I'm really tired of the annoying Android logic. I wish we could have a logical OS where we could manage our files properly instead of the filesystem mess we currently have with stuff all over the place. It didn't matter when the phones just had a few megs of storage, but you can carry some serious data on those things nowadays. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) That was one thing that was wild about the Palm WebOS devices. It was just plain old linux. Games? They were just Linux games using SDL. Porting WebOS applications to desktop linux would have been nearly trivial. It would have just been amazing if Palm had pulled it off (alas, they chased a single design, Blackberry-style with small form factor, which missed just so much of the market). The users were utterly oblivious to all this (which is good) and it was just the best combination of capable of great things easily with a power user and able to run whatever the casual user would have needed. It was still before Android was pretty much a sealed deal in the market (2009 Android was still horribly rough) so it had a shot, but Palm just couldn't pull it off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SynAcker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh man... What a great phone. Awesome multi tasking. Wifi charging standard. A back button that actually worked. A slide out keyboard. They just could spool up an app ecosystem quickly enough to gain traction... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The apps may have been a bit anemic, but it was early enough that all the app stores were not great. They were certainly hurt by their initial "JavaScript only" stance. Really painful was that they had exclusivity with Sprint of all carriers. That was a really limiting decision. I think ultimately the singularly fatal issue was the HP debacle. The initial circumstances of the acquisition might have been ok for the platform. Thanks to some leaked material HP under Hurd actually seemed to have some vision for reinvigorating their consumer brand including an emphasis on former palm products. But Hurd was ousted and that whole initiative was canned and the new leadership killed the product line that they had just bought. Which was the most baffling call, they didn't make room for some other smartphone or tablet platform, they just shrugged and killed off a product that was their only shot at relevance for a clearly exploding new consumer market. permalink fedilink source parent [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] rishado@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why would you rather see that over graphene? Don't know enough about either permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago Because graphene is just android without makeup permalink fedilink source parent [–] orange@communick.news 4 points 2 years ago Overlap with desktop Linux means support for that is support for these mobile Linux distros, and desktop Linux gets support from a range of people and companies, not just Google. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Same. They just don't do what I need on my phone. Hopefully that changes, but PinePhone HW kinda sucks (poor battery life and audio quality), and most of the other phones w/ Linux support have some pretty serious caveats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm using a pixel 3a xl with ubuntu touch. Works great! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I just looked and that seems surprisingly usable. I might just pick one up and mess with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (5 children) Imagine using Ubuntu Touch with Waydroid for Android Compatibility. Would be sick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) It works actually. I use this option daily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Whoa that's cool! What device are you on? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Pixel 3a xl with unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh nice that it's still holding up. May I ask if that's your primary daily driver? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* It does what i need it to do, make/receive calls, surf the web and play videos when i'm out and about. For gaming i prefer Steam deck or PC. Other than that i'm not a lover of smart phones, in general i think they suck. If i could make/receive calls from a steam deck, i would trash my phone in a second. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Same, I'm really tired of the annoying Android logic. I wish we could have a logical OS where we could manage our files properly instead of the filesystem mess we currently have with stuff all over the place. It didn't matter when the phones just had a few megs of storage, but you can carry some serious data on those things nowadays. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) That was one thing that was wild about the Palm WebOS devices. It was just plain old linux. Games? They were just Linux games using SDL. Porting WebOS applications to desktop linux would have been nearly trivial. It would have just been amazing if Palm had pulled it off (alas, they chased a single design, Blackberry-style with small form factor, which missed just so much of the market). The users were utterly oblivious to all this (which is good) and it was just the best combination of capable of great things easily with a power user and able to run whatever the casual user would have needed. It was still before Android was pretty much a sealed deal in the market (2009 Android was still horribly rough) so it had a shot, but Palm just couldn't pull it off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SynAcker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh man... What a great phone. Awesome multi tasking. Wifi charging standard. A back button that actually worked. A slide out keyboard. They just could spool up an app ecosystem quickly enough to gain traction... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The apps may have been a bit anemic, but it was early enough that all the app stores were not great. They were certainly hurt by their initial "JavaScript only" stance. Really painful was that they had exclusivity with Sprint of all carriers. That was a really limiting decision. I think ultimately the singularly fatal issue was the HP debacle. The initial circumstances of the acquisition might have been ok for the platform. Thanks to some leaked material HP under Hurd actually seemed to have some vision for reinvigorating their consumer brand including an emphasis on former palm products. But Hurd was ousted and that whole initiative was canned and the new leadership killed the product line that they had just bought. Which was the most baffling call, they didn't make room for some other smartphone or tablet platform, they just shrugged and killed off a product that was their only shot at relevance for a clearly exploding new consumer market. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) That was one thing that was wild about the Palm WebOS devices. It was just plain old linux. Games? They were just Linux games using SDL. Porting WebOS applications to desktop linux would have been nearly trivial. It would have just been amazing if Palm had pulled it off (alas, they chased a single design, Blackberry-style with small form factor, which missed just so much of the market). The users were utterly oblivious to all this (which is good) and it was just the best combination of capable of great things easily with a power user and able to run whatever the casual user would have needed. It was still before Android was pretty much a sealed deal in the market (2009 Android was still horribly rough) so it had a shot, but Palm just couldn't pull it off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SynAcker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh man... What a great phone. Awesome multi tasking. Wifi charging standard. A back button that actually worked. A slide out keyboard. They just could spool up an app ecosystem quickly enough to gain traction... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The apps may have been a bit anemic, but it was early enough that all the app stores were not great. They were certainly hurt by their initial "JavaScript only" stance. Really painful was that they had exclusivity with Sprint of all carriers. That was a really limiting decision. I think ultimately the singularly fatal issue was the HP debacle. The initial circumstances of the acquisition might have been ok for the platform. Thanks to some leaked material HP under Hurd actually seemed to have some vision for reinvigorating their consumer brand including an emphasis on former palm products. But Hurd was ousted and that whole initiative was canned and the new leadership killed the product line that they had just bought. Which was the most baffling call, they didn't make room for some other smartphone or tablet platform, they just shrugged and killed off a product that was their only shot at relevance for a clearly exploding new consumer market. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SynAcker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh man... What a great phone. Awesome multi tasking. Wifi charging standard. A back button that actually worked. A slide out keyboard. They just could spool up an app ecosystem quickly enough to gain traction... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The apps may have been a bit anemic, but it was early enough that all the app stores were not great. They were certainly hurt by their initial "JavaScript only" stance. Really painful was that they had exclusivity with Sprint of all carriers. That was a really limiting decision. I think ultimately the singularly fatal issue was the HP debacle. The initial circumstances of the acquisition might have been ok for the platform. Thanks to some leaked material HP under Hurd actually seemed to have some vision for reinvigorating their consumer brand including an emphasis on former palm products. But Hurd was ousted and that whole initiative was canned and the new leadership killed the product line that they had just bought. Which was the most baffling call, they didn't make room for some other smartphone or tablet platform, they just shrugged and killed off a product that was their only shot at relevance for a clearly exploding new consumer market. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The apps may have been a bit anemic, but it was early enough that all the app stores were not great. They were certainly hurt by their initial "JavaScript only" stance. Really painful was that they had exclusivity with Sprint of all carriers. That was a really limiting decision. I think ultimately the singularly fatal issue was the HP debacle. The initial circumstances of the acquisition might have been ok for the platform. Thanks to some leaked material HP under Hurd actually seemed to have some vision for reinvigorating their consumer brand including an emphasis on former palm products. But Hurd was ousted and that whole initiative was canned and the new leadership killed the product line that they had just bought. Which was the most baffling call, they didn't make room for some other smartphone or tablet platform, they just shrugged and killed off a product that was their only shot at relevance for a clearly exploding new consumer market. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rishado@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why would you rather see that over graphene? Don't know enough about either permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago Because graphene is just android without makeup permalink fedilink source parent [–] orange@communick.news 4 points 2 years ago Overlap with desktop Linux means support for that is support for these mobile Linux distros, and desktop Linux gets support from a range of people and companies, not just Google. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago Because graphene is just android without makeup permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orange@communick.news 4 points 2 years ago Overlap with desktop Linux means support for that is support for these mobile Linux distros, and desktop Linux gets support from a range of people and companies, not just Google. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Same. They just don't do what I need on my phone. Hopefully that changes, but PinePhone HW kinda sucks (poor battery life and audio quality), and most of the other phones w/ Linux support have some pretty serious caveats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm using a pixel 3a xl with ubuntu touch. Works great! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I just looked and that seems surprisingly usable. I might just pick one up and mess with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm using a pixel 3a xl with ubuntu touch. Works great! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I just looked and that seems surprisingly usable. I might just pick one up and mess with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I just looked and that seems surprisingly usable. I might just pick one up and mess with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ultimate@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (5 children) Imagine using Ubuntu Touch with Waydroid for Android Compatibility. Would be sick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) It works actually. I use this option daily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Whoa that's cool! What device are you on? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Pixel 3a xl with unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh nice that it's still holding up. May I ask if that's your primary daily driver? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* It does what i need it to do, make/receive calls, surf the web and play videos when i'm out and about. For gaming i prefer Steam deck or PC. Other than that i'm not a lover of smart phones, in general i think they suck. If i could make/receive calls from a steam deck, i would trash my phone in a second. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) It works actually. I use this option daily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Whoa that's cool! What device are you on? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Pixel 3a xl with unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh nice that it's still holding up. May I ask if that's your primary daily driver? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* It does what i need it to do, make/receive calls, surf the web and play videos when i'm out and about. For gaming i prefer Steam deck or PC. Other than that i'm not a lover of smart phones, in general i think they suck. If i could make/receive calls from a steam deck, i would trash my phone in a second. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Whoa that's cool! What device are you on? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Pixel 3a xl with unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh nice that it's still holding up. May I ask if that's your primary daily driver? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* It does what i need it to do, make/receive calls, surf the web and play videos when i'm out and about. For gaming i prefer Steam deck or PC. Other than that i'm not a lover of smart phones, in general i think they suck. If i could make/receive calls from a steam deck, i would trash my phone in a second. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Pixel 3a xl with unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh nice that it's still holding up. May I ask if that's your primary daily driver? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* It does what i need it to do, make/receive calls, surf the web and play videos when i'm out and about. For gaming i prefer Steam deck or PC. Other than that i'm not a lover of smart phones, in general i think they suck. If i could make/receive calls from a steam deck, i would trash my phone in a second. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ultimate@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh nice that it's still holding up. May I ask if that's your primary daily driver? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* It does what i need it to do, make/receive calls, surf the web and play videos when i'm out and about. For gaming i prefer Steam deck or PC. Other than that i'm not a lover of smart phones, in general i think they suck. If i could make/receive calls from a steam deck, i would trash my phone in a second. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* It does what i need it to do, make/receive calls, surf the web and play videos when i'm out and about. For gaming i prefer Steam deck or PC. Other than that i'm not a lover of smart phones, in general i think they suck. If i could make/receive calls from a steam deck, i would trash my phone in a second. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TK420@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (4 children) I've been trying to take ownership of my data and simplify my digital life. The greatest barrier to this by far is Apple/iOS. Sure am glad I picked that walled garden 15 years ago, when I was none the wiser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have to use an iPhone for work and I don't understand a vast amount of the UI choices - and that's before data fuckery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where's the fucking back button? When I rarely use my wife's phone I'm like how can you deal with this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago And why does where you swipe down on the notification bar change what's shown?! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gayhitler@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago What do you want to know how to do? permalink fedilink source parent [–] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't android technically linux? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] TK420@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (4 children) I've been trying to take ownership of my data and simplify my digital life. The greatest barrier to this by far is Apple/iOS. Sure am glad I picked that walled garden 15 years ago, when I was none the wiser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have to use an iPhone for work and I don't understand a vast amount of the UI choices - and that's before data fuckery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where's the fucking back button? When I rarely use my wife's phone I'm like how can you deal with this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago And why does where you swipe down on the notification bar change what's shown?! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gayhitler@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago What do you want to know how to do? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (4 children) I've been trying to take ownership of my data and simplify my digital life. The greatest barrier to this by far is Apple/iOS. Sure am glad I picked that walled garden 15 years ago, when I was none the wiser. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have to use an iPhone for work and I don't understand a vast amount of the UI choices - and that's before data fuckery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where's the fucking back button? When I rarely use my wife's phone I'm like how can you deal with this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago And why does where you swipe down on the notification bar change what's shown?! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gayhitler@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago What do you want to know how to do? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have to use an iPhone for work and I don't understand a vast amount of the UI choices - and that's before data fuckery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where's the fucking back button? When I rarely use my wife's phone I'm like how can you deal with this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago And why does where you swipe down on the notification bar change what's shown?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where's the fucking back button? When I rarely use my wife's phone I'm like how can you deal with this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago And why does where you swipe down on the notification bar change what's shown?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago And why does where you swipe down on the notification bar change what's shown?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gayhitler@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago What do you want to know how to do? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't android technically linux? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] TK420@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TK420@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Does grapheneOS have paid devs or is it all volunteer work? And if they do pay devs, how do they get the money to pay them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lead dev accepts donations for the project (username "thestinger" on github) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago Not only that, but they apparently also get large amounts of donations in crypto currencies. They also allow donating via PayPal or bank transfer. They set up a whole Canadian non-profit foundation in 2023. GrapheneOS isn't a small niche project anymore, it's actually a sizable organization with paid staff (see https://grapheneos.org/hiring). @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lead dev accepts donations for the project (username "thestinger" on github) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago Not only that, but they apparently also get large amounts of donations in crypto currencies. They also allow donating via PayPal or bank transfer. They set up a whole Canadian non-profit foundation in 2023. GrapheneOS isn't a small niche project anymore, it's actually a sizable organization with paid staff (see https://grapheneos.org/hiring). @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago Not only that, but they apparently also get large amounts of donations in crypto currencies. They also allow donating via PayPal or bank transfer. They set up a whole Canadian non-profit foundation in 2023. GrapheneOS isn't a small niche project anymore, it's actually a sizable organization with paid staff (see https://grapheneos.org/hiring). @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but AOSP practically does most of the heavy work for graphene. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* ASOP fork, donation model (pay as you feel) pls. Please voluntary redundancy google staff. Please (Realistically I know this is a tall ask considering this is people's livelihoods we'te talking about) Sign me up babyyyyy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* ASOP fork, donation model (pay as you feel) pls. Please voluntary redundancy google staff. Please (Realistically I know this is a tall ask considering this is people's livelihoods we'te talking about) Sign me up babyyyyy permalink fedilink source parent