• DragonBallZinn [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    15 days ago

    Who the hell even ASKED for this? The fact that tech companies insist on cramming it down everyone’s throat makes me hate it even more.

    Don’t suppose there’s a Linux phone?

    • Azarova [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      15 days ago

      Don’t suppose there’s a Linux phone?

      Linux phones have considerable problems unfortunately. The biggest being battery life, which is a problem with Linux in general. The other major hurdle is getting certain apps to work, banking apps being the biggest difficulty. If what you’re really looking for is a phone that you have much more control over, I would suggest an alternative android-based OS. I was in a similar position as you, looking for a phone I could control and trust, and I ultimately landed with a Pixel phone with GrapheneOS, which I have been immensely happy with and it gave me pretty much everything I was looking for in a Linux phone. GrapheneOS is only developed for the Pixel series of phones though, so if you’re looking at different models (or have a non-Pixel already), then you’ll need a different OS. There’s been some good threads about it on here if you search around.