Not all android spies on you. Have you ever tried GrapheneOS? It’s very secure and pro-privacy. Technically it’s not android (if you really want to nitpick), but you need a Google Pixel to run it.
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cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
So no smartphones.
Nokia is Finnish and I’m not sure if t hat’s considered European. It’s not American though. In fact the only American company left making phones is Apple. The problem is, the rest of them uses Android, which spies on you. Counterpoint: Apple won’t let you install apps your government doesn’t approve of. Counterpoint to the counterpoint: Android. Fucking. Spies. On. You. Counterpoint to the… you get the idea: Apple still hasn’t shipped a working software keyboard. Pick your poison. Spyware or a broken keyboard and you can’t use a few apps you may not care about… but you’re buying from an American company whose CEO kisses Trump’s arse and literally gave him a solid gold participation trophy.
I want to see real Linux phones that don’t run Android and are somewhat competitive with Android phones, at least in the mid-range space. No one expects them to compete with the iPhone, or the equivalent Android phone that comes out 3-5 years later and stops getting updates while the iPhone it matches on performance is still getting them… but it shouldn’t have to. We kinda hit a plateau a few years ago.
Otherwise, definitely worth a look.
Azrael@reddthat.com 2 hours ago
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I want to see real Linux phones that don’t run Android and are somewhat competitive with Android phones, at least in the mid-range space.
There’s a large graveyard of attempts at this. The most recent and successful is probably Tizen. Prior to that Firefox OS. People just don’t buy them so there’s no market for them.
Alb@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
We indeed need to degooglize smartphones.
There are ways but difficult to implement for now…
merde@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
i remember learning to degoogle with adb. it wasn’t easy and i had to reset more than a couple of times
then i installed LineageOS, after adb it was easier. For somebody else it may be “difficult” indeed
then i installed GrapheneOS for a friend. It can’t get any easier. Their web installer makes degoogling accessible to everyone.
Alb@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Interesting!
squaresinger@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Jollaphone would be an alternative. Not a good one though.
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 3 hours ago
I heard of Sailfish OS, linux-based but with an Android compatibility layer.
dukemirage@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Pff of course they are!