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Motorola GrapheneOS devices will be bootloader unlockable/relockable (grapheneos.social)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 37 points 6 months ago (17 children)

Probably a long shot, but I wish they added a headphone jack and sd card to these phones. These features would also benefit privacy.

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  • [–] 30 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Actually, a few of the Motorola phones do have headphone jacks and sd card ports, like the moto G. Which is why I'm really, really hoping those are the models supported.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    I've specifically heard that it's going to be a flagship chipset at first, especially, so it definitely won't be the Moto G line. I've heard it's going to be closer to the Moto Signature, which is like 3.3 Monero.

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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    If they don't release this with a phone that has a headphone jack, they are dumber than a box of rocks. Motorola hardware is flat out not great, but the fact that their G line has a headphone jack and is one of main draws and the only reason I've bought them for my kids. If they do release a GrapheneOS compatible phone with a headphone jack, I'll likely end up buying a few of them for the family and it will be my go to recommendation to others.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I personally might not use a headphone jack or SD card slot very much, but for the market that a GrapheneOS phone would be targeting they seem like OBVIOUS things to include.

    The crowd getting excited about this partnership is pretty much the same crowd that complains about features like those going away.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    You'd think but shiftphone, fair phone, others all abandoned it and thus lost my business at least.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I could see them doing fine losing those features if it meant the hardware was compact, light, and cheap. But doing it on giant $1000 phones is not going to do them any favors with the lemmy crowd like I said.

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  • [+] 15 points 6 months ago (10 children)
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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    I will never accept the death of the 3.5mm jack. I refuse to buy wireless ear buds as I know I will lose them. I need my tiny ear speakers to come with anti-misplacement cord technology.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    I mean, I use Bluetooth headphones on my phone most of the time, but I do still require a headphone jack as a backup. I used a phone without one for a while, and decided I need one on future phones, as well as a micro SD card (I need more than a tb of storage for my music and audiobooks).

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    FWIW, I thought the same thing. But then I bought some cheap Chinese buds and never lost a single one. I'm on my third or fourth set and still haven't come close to losing one.

    Though I still won't pay for the premium priced ones.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    i was the same on my end, and my current phone even has a 3.5 jack (zenfone 9). i used to have aeveral wired headphones ive lost over the years.

    in like 2019, i got airpod pros for functionally free, never lost them yet. then had pro gen 2 and havent lost them yet. (again functionally free in my case)

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I have upgraded to USB-C headphones...

    But, years ago I got a handful of USB-C to 3.5mm adapters as manufacturers were starting to discontinue the 3.5mm jacks by default.

    I was of course used to needing a USB adapter for headphones because I had a RAZR v3 for many years, which I also used as an mp3 player. I believe it only had a micro USB port.

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  • [–] -4 points 6 months ago*

    Check out beats flex, they're fantastic and have great battery life. Mine are almost six years old and work great still. They're wireless but cabled together. The cables don't tangle together like wired earbuds, either. They also charge on USB-C, so you can use your regular charger cable.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I'd love an SD card again. At home, I can just use SMB to access remote file systems on my phone. I can do it while mobile, but despite the gig connection, it's a bit too slow for my taste. Works for files, but it won't ever let me watch a downloaded movie on a plane or a podcast while driving across Kansas. I'd rather be able to dump 128GB on an SD card via my laptop (much faster I/O) then stick it in the phone.

    I've gotten used to BT headphones, but I'd love to be able to plug in to a stereo again without a flakey Bluetooth dongle

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    It took me longer than many but I accepted it to.

    Never going back to cable slap when exercising. True wireless buds for ever.

    SD card would certainly be nice still.

    But realistically I'll likely still buy this as long as it has half decent specs and is IP67+

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