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Should I ditch Samsung Galaxy S8? (sh.itjust.works)
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Hello, I am considering de-googling my mobile experience. It seems like Samsung has bad security on their phones, which is why GrapheneOS is not available on Samsung phones, I guess. Ironically, google pixel phone is supposed to be the best fit for GrapheneOS.

So anyway, should I switch ? Ideally, I want to keep my phone. But my phone is quite old at this point, so I can consider buying a new phone. If I buy one, which one should I get?

Also, I heard call and mobile data does not work well on GrapheneOS and the like. How bad is it?

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ah cool! Would it work on a s10?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

it works on most bootloader unlockable phones out there. either officially supported or unofficially but ymmv with them so vet them carefully before flashing your device with unofficial code.

the link the other guy posted can be used to search if a model supports it officially, and you can usually find unofficial builds on xda-developers or telegram channels dedicated to the model.