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Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Is the regular Samsung model too big for you? S22 and S23. It's just the right size for me and I prefer small phones (or what used to be normal sized phones).

Wayyy too big: https://phonesized.com/compare/#2176,1863

Wow that really puts it into perspective. I had no idea Apple was making such a small phone so recently. What a shame it is discontinued.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Wayyy too big: https://phonesized.com/compare/#2176,1863

Wow that really puts it into perspective. I had no idea Apple was making such a small phone so recently. What a shame it is discontinued.

Yeah, it really sucks!! I'm hoping they bring it back in some upcoming gen, maybe a "once every couple years" kind of model. (Or even better, someone on the Android side picks up the ball.)

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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LineageOS is not the answer. Check out the DivestOS, it is known for supporting 'out of support' devices. but I would strongly suggest you to change your device, that is too old. There is new vunrebility each month.

> LineageOS is not the answer Could you expand on that? I am curious because I have been using LineageOS on Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL phones for a while (and it works very well, I might add), but I am kinda clueless when it comes to Android security.

DivestOS is my project.

Here are the 170+ kernel CVE patches applied on top of what Lineage provides for Pixel 2 series: https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/divestos-build/-/blob/mas...

Plus it just provides updates quicker, eg. the recent WebP CVE was first fixed in DivestOS before other aftermarket systems. https://divestos.org/pages/news

And provides rapid out-of-band WebView updates: https://divestos.org/misc/ch-dates.txt

See my other notes here: https://divestos.org/pages/patch_levels#osSecurity

And also this independent table: https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Well no. Car models have generations and mid-generation updates (aka facelift). It's very rare that there are any updates at all within the same generation. Year in model designation is just "ha, look at his looser driving last year BMW" and to show when car left assembly line. There are some examples where the same generation had a significant upgrade without a facelift, but those are rare. One example I could think…

There's almost always year over year changes on the same chassis.

Yes, but those changes aren't making people change cars every year.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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> "pattern of behaviour" we approve of? I think you are engaging in Whataboutism [1]. This does not make for a constructive discussion. But lets take what you said in good faith. I imagine most products I buy have a not so amazing CEO. That does not prevent me from criticizing one of the products I use most often. Furthermore, as the (former) lead developer, he had or has control of the signing keys, simply deleting…

I think you are engaing in word throwing :) So what if he has the signing keys? You can always build Graphene yourself

I could also make my own operating system.

If I had the time, knowledge and money. Which I don't.

So, I rely and support others that do to ensure I have a functioning and constantly running system without much maintenance work, except donating one a year.

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