Comment on Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they prove they really, really want to

• ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  At this stage, I’m thinking one of the Motorola phones that will run Graphene out of the box.

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  • sbv@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Isn’t that Android?

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    • riptide@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I believe it’s a fork of android that is not managed by Google

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    • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s an Android fork that has been degoogled

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      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        …so it’s android.

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  • Zetta@mander.xyz ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I use graphene on a pixel. Graphene is Android, albeit a much better version of Android.

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    • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I don’t care whether it’s technically android or not, I care that it’s not a tool to let google in to my life.

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  • Fetus@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m hoping it’s smaller than any of their current offerings. I really want to support a “factory” GrapheneOS phone, but can’t stand the size of current generation phones.

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    • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I want the opposite! I currently use a fold phone because phones are too small :P

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  • real_squids@sopuli.xyz ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even sidegrading to an older mid-high range phone seems like a good idea at this point. I hate android 12 and everything after it with a passion. Moto have been decent in my experience though, hopefully HMD will follow suit with Graphene

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  • merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    any links for more info?

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    • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/32656-motorola-partnership-announcement

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      • merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        March 2, 2026 motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions…

        That’s some good news indeed.

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• tabular@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Linux phone, landline, or tin can and string.

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  • toiletobserver@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Another option, an ESP32 radio. Surprisingly large mesh network in the greater Seattle area.

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, but you guys don’t have any ghosts in your city! So…Who ya gonna call???

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• Bullerfar@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fairphone with /e/os or Jolla phone with sailfishos (waiting for the reviews of their new preordered flagship phone coming out this fall.)

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Well, that runs into a different problem with the same results.

    Sure, GOOGLE can’t hinder you from installing apps, but the fact that nobody has heard of these OS’s before means your selection of available apps is what hinders your ability to install apps.

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    • illi@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      /e/ OS is just a degoogled Android (similar to Graphene, but not so security oriented). You can install the same apps - though some might not work properly.

      Sailfish OS is Linux, but if I understand it correctly they have a compatibility layer enabling you to seamlessly install Android apps on it.

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    • Arcadeep@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      e/os and Sailfish are pretty popular alternative OSs (OSes? OSii?) and are android forks, so they work with standard Android apps.

      Source: I use e/os.

      Why are you in here arguing losing points with no reason or even knowledge about them?

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    • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      /e/os is Android without Google proprietary stuff. It runs most Android apps.

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      • Tetsuo@jlai.lu ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        While technically correct, it runs apps, it’s misleading because it won’t run the majority of apps from the playstore.

        Google holds people captive with the playstore and the very sneaky google play services.

        Only the most hardcore tinkerers and privacy oriented would run a pure AOSP phone.

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    • Bullerfar@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      “Nobody has Heard of these os’” - wtf you talk about? They are gaining popularity here in EU as well as in Turkey. It’s getting popular to de-google/de-americanize. People are hating on the monopoly iOS and Android has on the industry. Better to do something than being a sheep about it, and just let thos mofos suck the data out of your life forever?

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    • SanctimoniousApe@piefed.social ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You != Everybody.

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      • halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That exact issue killed Blackberry, the largest smartphone maker at the time. Even after they built a compatibility layer to run Android apps.

        You think anywhere near enough people are going to go out of their way to try something that doesn’t have marketshare already to maintain an entire alternative hardware and software ecosystem? Where can I get wherever awesome shit you’re smoking?

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