You can install CalyxOS or other custom ROM
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WeepingAngel@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Which phone brand is recommendable at the moment? Fairphone uses android, which can hardly be trusted.
OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 2 months ago
DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 2 months ago
GrapheneOS
noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 months ago
not on the Fairphone.
Bogasse@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Yeah, the most “free” option is probably android custom ROMs (anything based on lineageos, I suppose).
There are alternatives that are slowly building up, such as postmarketos, but it’s not production ready.
I think KaiOS was a thing for a while, and it’s based on FirefoxOS. But you would have to ditch the confort of a real smartphone and I’m not sure it’s still active?
Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Fairphone uses their own custom OS to degoogle things and help ensure privacy. I dont think its perfect but its about as good as it gets. Otherwise you can buy a google phone and degoogle it with Graphene
noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Fairphone uses their own custom OS to degoogle things and help ensure privacy
no they don’t. the default Fairphone OS runs stock Android with all Google apps. there are degoogled custom ROMs available, and you can buy some models with it preinstalled, but those are managed by third party resellers/partners.
Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You are right, I had it a little backward. The e foundation makes /e/OS, and they sell a murena fairphone 5 with the OS preinstalled. So you can get a fairphone thay way, or just install it yourself.
Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
You can install /e/ on the Fairphone
noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 months ago
or CalyxOS if you’re not too fond of knockoff iOS UI.
Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Forgot that runs on Fairphone.
Yeah, Calyx is the better option for it
asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Google Pixel + GrapheneOS
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
also, idk how true this is, but ive seen that google sells pixels at a loss when they’re on sale (they expect to make back the money by spying on you)
so if you were to get a pixel while it’s on sale and install grapheneos on it, not only would you get a nice phone with a secure os, but you’d do so while costing google money. win win win!
ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Do things like banking and MFA apps work? I have to have Duo for work
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
For some it works, for me it doesn’t and graphene is detected as an unsupported OS.
asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not sure, I’ve been looking at Graphene myself but haven’t used it. Just passing on what I’ve seen.
WeepingAngel@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Well, the point is I do not trust either. I am on apple now, but my experience with android is that there are apps you cannot uninstall.
On the other hand I have once tried a custom rom, but it was not a great experience. I do think I will need to try this again.
asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Custom ROMs are all different. Some suck, some don’t. I’ve heard very good things about Graphene. You can even install it from the web in a couple clicks.