Are there still community based OSes out which I can flash onto a phone? Last time I had an Android phone was 2013.
Are there still community based OSes out which I can flash onto a phone? Last time I had an Android phone was 2013.
Fairphone: https://shop.fairphone.com/home
Widely available in the EU, in the US (and elsewhere) only through:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTZFFVYC?th=1
Murena: https://murena.com/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairpho...
(Note: The Murena version also comes with /e/OS instead of vanilla Android)
If you're mainly looking for deGoogled phones:
Google Pixel w/ GrapheneOS (Pixel 10 support now in early beta)
Any Android phone compatible with /e/OS;
Any Android phone compatible with LineageOS;
Previously any Android phone compatible with CalyxOS would also be advisable but not any longer due to the lack of maintenance
cryptoalex•1mo ago
Otherwise, for purely "fun" option, I would get smth like Google Pixel 3a (about $150) and install Ubuntu Touch on it https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/sargo/ .
The most practical option is probably to get Google Pixel 9/9A and use it as is with the latest Android, Google AI, etc. Also having an option to flash something else (like Graphene OS) if needed
bl4kers•1mo ago
mcsniff•1mo ago
bl4kers•1mo ago
It's gotten inoperable on AT&T recently, and the Graphene team doesn't seem to care because RCS isn't completely E2EE (due to Apple dragging their feet) and therefore not a priority