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submitted 3 months ago by Linsensuppe@feddit.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Im considering buying a new phone and i don't really consider a Pixel. I really like Fairphones approach, with the self repairable stuff. Even though they don‘t have a headphone jack. But well… I can’t change it. I’ll definitely go with the adapter over wireless headphones.

But to my question: What private OSes are there? Fairphone sells FP4s with eOS, how is that? And does it work on the FP5? GrapheneOS only works on Google Pixels right?

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[-] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

They are expensive

Sometimes you get what you pay for, and...

I don't want to give money to Google

I get that, but your purchase (the entire Pixel department, to be honest) is a drop in the ocean to their profits. They won't notice you not buying one at all. You're handicapping yourself in the mobile security arena (not being able to install GrapheneOS) to take the high ground and not effect a tech giant.

That aside, if you really don't want to give Google, buy one from a reseller and not from the Google Store.

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