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Yep.

I’ve already seen it try to disable sideloaded apps. Was yet one more motivator to go to a de-googled device (specifically DivestOS). I can’t do Graphene with my current device, but my next phone will be a Pixel 5.

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smotherlove@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Just curious, why a 5?

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- 520@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yeah. Pixel 8 just launched. If you want a cheaper phone go for the 7s
  
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  - PlantJam@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Google offered $150 for my nearly new 7, I’m sure there will be quite a few on the used market.
    
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- ultra@feddit.ro ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Probably because of ROM support
  
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  - BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That and the form factor, feature set, weight, brightness l, fingerprint sensor, weight, materials.
    
    I’d prefer a 4 since it’s plastic, but the 5 is almost exactly same size and weight.
    
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jacktherippah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Why a Pixel 5? It’s end of life already.

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- BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Currently using an Essential Ph1. Paid $100 for it. Runs fast. Faster than my friends newer phones.
  
  I see no reason to pay hundreds of dollars for a phone. I’d rather pay $130 for a good condition Pixel 5 that has the features I want, and I can afford to keep a testing phone around or use it as a hot spare, and still pay less than a “new” phone.
  
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