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Interesting article from a generalist magazine. According to it:

  • Best Preinstalled Phone: Fairphone 6 With /e/OS
  • Best for Pixel Phones: GrapheneOS
  • Best for Non-Pixel Phones: /e/OS
  • For the DIY Tinkerer: LineageOS
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[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They just released an update this month that has it working, I mean time will tell if it continues too but they specifically put a new permission in for this issue

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe its an ATT issue but I use GOS and it doesn't work

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You do have to specifically turn it on

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2026021200

Top of the change log

To toggle the switch go to settings, apps, Google Play services sandboxed, play services special permissions and toggle the only available switch for icc

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

is it though? messages are now going through google

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

I mean I only use RCS with android users and open bubbles for iMessage, but the majority of my shit goes through signal