Pixel6 with grapheneOS
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A pinephone with postmarketOS and sxmo
How's the battery life?
It's not too good. If you're using it a lot, don't expect to last a full day. If you don't do much and have it sleep in the meantime, it'll be okay.
Oh cool. Do you like it?
Yes, I like the whole idea that gave birth to it and the great communities that are building software for it. But having said that, the hardware is fairly weak compared to what most are used to from a smartphone. It also proves quite hard to reliably make use of the modem for basic telephony features. It works.. most of the time ...
Pixel 6 with CalyxOS.
Fairphone 3+ with /e/OS. It has been 3 years now, still working fine, and no major problems really. It is expensive for what you get, but if it can help reducing e-waste and spare me the burden of buying a phone every 2 years, I think it's worth.
I'm using a pixel 6a with GrapheneOs
Just ordered a 6a. Any idea how that works with the esim? I've never done esim or graphene, so although I'm familiar with different roms I have no idea what the setup experience is like on graphene with a pixel 6a
Privileged eSIM management can be enabled in Settings ➔ Network & Internet ➔ Privileged eSIM management. The toggle will be greyed out and unusable if sandboxed Google Play is not installed, as the functionality is reliant on it.
more info: https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-google-play-esim
hope this helps
@theusualuser @upliftedduck using graphene OS in a pixel is a smooth experience. I have a 4a 5g and I love it... I am going to switch to a 6a in September because 4a 5g is on EOL on graphene OS in November.
Regarding esim I also would like to know about it because I wanna try it with graphene OS also
I recently got myself a Pixel 7 Pro. the preinstalled OS really tries to push all the Google stuff on you, which isn't great.
but after a quick look around for 1 hour, I installed GrapheneOS and am very happy with italthough I'd really like to have a Linux smartphone. but there seems to be none with good hardware...
Android uses the Linux kernal, so it is technically linux
Nah, I wanna have a real Linux system, complete with userspace environment and my complete control over everything
GrapheneOS is pretty cool for now though.
I haven't tried PostmarketOS.But I'm so in love with my Steam Deck. it's just pure beauty to have a complete Linux system in this lovely package. I can just ssh into it :-D
so, it would be awesome to have a device, that would fit in my IT environment. Apple products work better/exclusively with Apple products, Linux stuff works better with Linux stuff.
You can flash your own mobile linux os to it. I know a guy who did. But he was very knowledgeable about that stuff. And so privacy focused he wouldn't even show it off 😭
I haven't checked for the Pixel for now, but for every older phone (usually OnePlus') there was always something missing - only the OP One was well supported, which speaks for this company's decisions...
I doubt he put actual Linux. There is no Linux distros for pixel phones above the 4a. You can put termux on your phone but that's really not the same thing. Trust me I've been looking lol
Right the Linux phones seem to be more for tinkering than anything. I can't really convince myself that'd be suitable for my every day life lol
Fairphone with /e/OS. I also like the fair-trade and repairability aspects of it.
same here, I worked on postmarket OS port for the FP3 too but I don't have the time anymore.
Pixel 4a with GrapheneOS
Me too. We are losing support in August this year. I'm likely getting a 6a then which will be supported until July 2027.
I'm probably getting a new phone in October or November. Depends on when I have enough money.
I'm either getting the 6a or 7a. I guess the 7a is more powerful but also more expensive.
Fairphone 3(+, well it's only half way between plus and non-plus)
running /e/OS (ridiculous stupid name)
it's okay - but too expensive for okay
I wish Fairphone would release a version with antennas suitable for use in NA. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
it isn't the phone itself but the operating system on it that makes it private.
Fairphone 3+ with ungoogled lineage OS
I don't like GrapheneOS' creator... I'd rather use LineageOS on my Pixel 3... I also have an Android Pixel 5
GrapheneOS is a fantastic software regardless of its creator. Also didn't Daniel Micay step down?
😥 Yes, you may read about Daniel's departure here https://grapheneos.social/@DanielMicay/110437191840640957
😥 yes, you can read the full post here where Daniel explains
Moto g7 play with lineageOS 20 + microg + magisk delta I'm also running adaway and blocking all the tracker activities from my apps using app manager, and of course, using the most FOSS as possible for replacing proprietary apps. It works well, but sadly this phone won't allow me to hide root and the locked bootloader, so no safetynet because of CTS verification.
Edit: if I use hardware attestation disabler on lsposed, it passes
Can you give a little detail how you are blocking the app tracking?
Both with adaway's firewall and app manager to disable trackers, both applications are available on f-droid.
App manager will block most, if not all tracking activities off applications (Google ads, Google firebase Facebook ads, Amazon ads, and other nasty stuff).
If something passes through, it won't be able to send anything to their servers as adaway's firewall will be acting as a middleman blocking the addresses.
Microg also has a part in that, as it sends as little info as possible to google servers, so applications can't properly use it to display ads, or track my activity, if they simply can at all.
A de-googled huawei.
Honestly, i care less about the Chinese knowing what time i go to bed, when i get up and the fact i rarely leave the house, than I do having google knowing literally everything :D
F-droid for apps, nextcloud for my contacts, calendar, bookmarks etc
f-droid is wonderful!
Grapheneos pixel 6a
Oneplus 6 with LineageOS!
Galaxy S9 off eBay and put e/os on it. Can also buy them flashed https://murena.com/products/smartphones/
Sweet! I've heard of Murena before so I'll look into that
Pixel 6 GrapheneOS
A little late, but Pixel+GrapheneOS.
E: bought the phone for the OS. GrapheneOS/CalyxOS are the ones recommended by the community.
Poco F2 with Crdroid and microg
Pixel 6a with Graphene
Lineage on a Pixel. AOSP is great without gapps
Fairphone 3 with /e/OS
I would like to upgrade to a Fairphone 4 at some point but I would prefer if they would bring back the AUX connection
Pixel 7 for GrapheneOS
POCO F3 with LineageOS for microG
A land line that I avoid using unless absolutely necessary. There is no such thing as a private cellular device.
Either are landlines. They can be wiretapped as well.
Currently a Pixel with an anonymous custom ROM, although I've got a PinePhone on my desk I need to test more.
Cell phones are incompatible with privacy. Any phone necessarily constantly sends your location to your cell provider just in order to work. But even if that's true, there's no reason to also let someone else be the remote administrator for a sensor node with a camera and microphone that you carry everywhere. Running a mobile OS with a universal backdoor is bad times.
Poco f1 with lineageos without google apps
Pixel 4a 5G with GrapheneOS. Though it's finally starting to hold less and less of a charge, so I may "upgrade" to a newer yesteryear Pixel model.
s8+ with /e/OS, works great, simple to use
a Sony z3c running Firefox OS and a Samsung A5 running Tizen.
FirefoxOS.... Haven't heard that name in a very long time, since 2013-2014
Poco F3, for now, with stock ROM but uninstalled all useless and google stuff
OnePlus 8T, running Lineage with MicroG.
Probably not as privacy focused as some, but TrackerControl keeps some of it in check.
Samsung Galaxy S10+, use LineageOS on it and have replaced the battery earlier this year after it finally started to last less than a day. Hoping to get another few years out of this phone before I lose support from Lineage.
Even then, there will be a community fork. Last year I got LOS for my old Galaxy S4 from xda.
Pixel 7 pro + graphene. Like others I got the phone for the OS, though I'm quite concerned now that I've seen the drama between the former lead dev and Louis Rossmann (and others).
Lead dev stepped down from the project
iPhone. Say what you will but android is made from the ground up to siphon off your data. It requires so many hoop jumps to avoid that.
Right now, iPhone. Hardened with some advice taken from the book of Michael Bazzell.
Planing on moving towards Pixel with Graphene OS in the near future. I’m also using macOS and planing on moving towards Arch Linux. Used it for a long long time before when times where simpler and privacy was less difficult to achieve and I plan to go back.
Iphone 14 max pro and using nextdns.
Lineage on Moto G7 Plus for years now. Degoogled for years as well. De-degoogled just recently for ... reasons. And sigh it just feels ... wrong.
I'm using a Librem 5 as my daily driver
What carrier? Do voice calls work?
I am in the USA using T-Mobile. Yes, voice calls work. Depending on when the device was shipped, it may require a modem firmware update. After that its a simple install of bm818-tools package, enable VOLTE and then reboot.
Pixel 4XL with Lineage OS. It works mostly. The only issue I've had was saving DC metro cards to my wallet which requires Google wallet and didn't work with this rom
Note 9 with linedge os
Late to the party, but I use Fairphone 3 with DivestOS.
I bought a Pixel 7 for the sole purpose of GrapheneOS. I really have no complaints. It Just Works and I feel slightly less uncomfortable carrying a phone with me.
Unfortunately most of the "privacy phones" really aren't that great of a smartphone experience due to them running Linux which isn't nearly as developed for smartphone use as Android or iOS.
I personally use a Samsung Fold 4, and run Firefox w/ add ons, DDG for search and app tracking protection.
Apple likes to boast about how iOS is more privacy focused than Android, though. Grain of salt.
Yeah I peeked at Linux phones and they just don't seem to be handy for day-to-day usage. And I definitely do not trust Apple with my data haha
Fun fact: Android uses the Linux kernal. So they are also Linux phones.
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Nothing is perfect. Even GrapheneOS has been accused of "sharing telemetry" by individuals (no source on that, just read random comments on different forums so you can probably ignore it).
Even without rooting your phone there are ways to degoogle a bit. I have a Crosscall phone (French brand) that is essentially vanilla Android with 4 OEM apps. I used
adbto debloat it.I recommend doing this especially if you don't have a Google account or don't want to use the Google stuff. Saves on battery. Then thow on some of the standard replacement apps (qksms, OSM, whatever).
There is a slew of DNS/host blocking apps/filters (think netguard, blockada) or monitoring apps like Trackercontrol that help as well if you can't root or put Lineage, eOS, GrapheneOS, Divest, iode, Copperhead, etc. on your phone.
Nothing is perfect.
At first I thought you are talking about the Nothing phone, then I reread the sentence… (I’d also doubt that the Nothing phone is particularly privacy-friendly.)
CopperheadOS haven't heard that name in ages! Just so you know copperheadOS was renamed to GrapheneOS
2x Pixel6: 1x stock, 1x GrapheneOS.
@brihuang95 I have a pixel 4a 5g with graphene OS. Waiting for the 6a to arrive to me to do the same
