I run Lineage Os on it. (Android 11) with the latest security patch being from august 2023, so it’s pretty much up to date.
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bobdowl@lemmy.world 9 months agoIt’s honorable that you struggle through 2013 Android, but using an internet enabled device that hasn’t received security updates in at least 7 years is a horrible idea.
Upgrade to a Fairphone at least, so you can keep replacing parts while also maintaining a base level of security.
Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Wish I had heard of fairphone before I bought a pixel. I have to decline Google assistant popups every fucking day
Guildo@feddit.de 9 months ago
Is google pixel so bad? I thought those are solid phones…
bobdowl@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No, it’s just that on Lemmy anything that isn’t open source or self hosted is basically the devil.
Google Pixels are great phones, but they come loaded with Google Services and this is what this commenter complains about.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No it’s a very good phone, but I prefer to leave assistant off, and damned if it doesn’t pop up about once a day to ask if I’m it really really sure I don’t want to turn it on. Gets annoying
hedgehog@ttrpg.network 8 months ago
Pixels are the best phones to use for Graphene OS. You could also install some other degoogled Android distro, like LineageOS.
GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Do you mean a pop up from accidentally summoning Google assistant from holding the home button? I’ve had that issue on a couple Android phones and have had good luck going into settings and disabling it.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No I disabled the assistant. I tend to always do that, because in the past I’ve found them to be nuisances. This is the first phone where I’ll fart and it pops up “want to turn Google Assistant on?”
Pain in the ass.
jet@hackertalks.com 9 months ago
You can put a rom on it. Like grafino West, or calix OS. That’ll get rid of the assistant pop-ups.
I realize the names are wrong, but this is Google voice to text. I’m going to stand by Google’s decision. This is clearly how they should be spelled
Voyajer@lemmy.world 9 months ago
He could be using a ROM with up to date security patches, I believe since phones from that era still have active custom ROM communities.
Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
You’re correct, I’m running Lineage Os 17 (android 11)
bobdowl@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I was considering that, seems unlikely to me, though.
Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 8 months ago
Hell you can run Android 11 on a Galaxy S2.