Comment on I want a phone I can actually fix, and Fairphone’s record growth shows the world does too
circledot@feddit.org 1 day agoI’m using GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7a which I bought just to flash it. Google Android just ran on it for the obligatory update before the flashing. It’s just very secure and that’s what I like about it. I’m not so sure about /e/ even though it’s being supported by semi prominent people here in DACH.
neo2478@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
For me any concerns about e/os are overshadowed by buying one of the most sustainable and “ethical” phones there are currently available, and not supporting google.
snowdriftissue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
By using /e/ os you are supporting google because /e/ os is not degoogled
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Buying a Pixel isn’t automatically supporting Google. You can get them secondhand.
merc@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
You’re indirectly helping Google though. If the second hand market is better for Pixels than other devices because of Graphene, then people are more willing to buy Pixels, so Google sells more of them.
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
The secondhand market for GrapheneOS users is a fraction of a fraction of Google’s overall Pixel sales. Saying you’re supporting Google by using GrapheneOS is a stretch even by the loosest definition and only serves to detract from literally the best OS you can use for privacy and security.
neo2478@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Exactly this!