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I've been about, and so far, almost everyone's advice has been, "Buy a Pixel and install Graphene," which I think is frankly quite unrealistic. Even the cheapest device that's still supported (Pixel 6) is still about $200 refurbished, and that apparently loses support one month later (October 2026).

So basically, are there any options for people who aren't wealthy?

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[–] 30p87@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Using any other ROM, not made by chronically abusive narcisissts living in their dream world where their own ROM is the only acceptable choice.

Eg. LineageOS. Good chances are it already works on your device.

[–] Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm stupid. Does this mean I can install a new operating system on my phone?

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

On many Android devices, yes. Which phone do you have?