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submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

When i was considerong buying a fairphone, fairphones with e/os came up and wondered if it was a good option for privacy.

I do not like pixels, and would love nothing to do with that phone. I prefer my one plus and if i can keep that still have my privacy, that would be nice.

E/os can be put on different android phones my one plus included.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Oneplus is a bad choice since you can't lock the bootloader if you flash a custom ROM. If you have to use it, then do it until it breaks. Any custom ROM is better than stock privacy wise.

But with unlocked bootloader there is a security issue.

at very min you want a a phone with custom ROM that can have its bootloader relocked. Oneplus won't do it, in 2022 they explicitly made this decision. SO fuck them.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Interesting! Thats wild. What does locking the bootloader do?

I just like it because the camera is fire and it feels nice. I also feel like its the perfect size. I thinks thats my aestethics for one plus. I was trying to think about why i love one plus so much🤣. Also the phone is hardy, ive dropped it so many times.

this post was submitted on 26 May 2025
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