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Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone (www.theregister.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [M] to c/hardware@lemmy.world
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[–] 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's ironic that arguably the best way to de-Google a phone is to get a Pixel and use GrapheneOS.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    You're still using a platform upon which Google has an enormous influence, including making life much more difficult for projects like GrapheneOS. And I think it's only a matter of timer before they'll take more aggressive measures.

    Btw, I am not saying one should or shouldn't use a Pixel with GrapheneOS.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    My buddy did that. Didn't read the fine print. So he either pays off the $700 phone cash or let's Google invade his life long enough for it to be paid off by monthly credits, and he can unlock the bootloader.

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