I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by luu » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 8:53 AM UTC

I give up on free software phones (2019)
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Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by gigatexal » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 9:13 AM UTC

GrapheneOS seems to be the winner these days.

Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by barbariangrunge » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 2:12 PM UTC

I expected this to at least mention the pine phone, the librem, or the Ubuntu phone (which was charming). It’s just about de-googled android and how it doesn’t work very well due to how everything depends on google play services

Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by linmob » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 2:15 PM UTC

Please add a [2019] to the title.

Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by noman-land » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 2:48 PM UTC

gigatexal wrote: post #2

GrapheneOS seems to be the winner these days.

GrapheneOS is wonderful.

Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by Un1corn » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 2:54 PM UTC

barbariangrunge wrote: post #3

I expected this to at least mention the pine phone, the librem, or the Ubuntu phone (which was charming). It’s just about de-googled android and how it doesn’t work very well due to how everything depends on google play services

When I wrote it, from the options you mentioned, only Ubuntu phone existed and it was after Canonical abandoned it. So in 2019 it really felt like Android was the only option.

Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by novia » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 3:42 PM UTC

barbariangrunge wrote: post #3

I expected this to at least mention the pine phone, the librem, or the Ubuntu phone (which was charming). It’s just about de-googled android and how it doesn’t work very well due to how everything depends on google play services

It did mention the Librem.

Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by recvonline » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 5:16 PM UTC

Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 5:17 PM UTC

> Remove the search engine setting. Hard-code the search engine to Google

How is that not monopoly behavior? Why don't they just put an iMessage alternative in Android at that point?

Re: I give up on free software phones (2019)

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Post by superkuh » Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 5:18 PM UTC

Giving up on free software phones is the first step. Now give up on software phones and just use a tiny non-computer cell phone that does text and voice. The removable battery will last a week and you won't even notice it in your pocket. The firmware will last the entire life of the phone, never needing to be updated.

Replace the car GPS navigation functionality with a dedicated car GPS and you have most of the same functionality but with better longer lasting devices.