Comment on What android phones do you recommend and why?
oshitwaddup@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 8 months ago
Used pixel, install grapheneos
used because it’s better environmentally than buying new
grapheneos because it’s more secure and private than stock android
Why not Lineage os or /e/ os?
They have different goals. I use /e/, where the focus is removing all communication with Google while providing a OS that’s as user friendly and ready to use as the competition.
You can just not install google play services on grapheneos and communication with google is removed, while still being more secure
I was just pointing out the differences in goals.
Does Graphene OS come with microg, the open source reimplementation of Google Play Services, installed by default like it is on /e/ OS?
Those are’t as secure. If you look around there are comparisons of them that go into the details
beaubbe@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I have had a pixel 5 and 6 and both died within 2 years. They would both hard crash and shut off for a bit and eventually stop powering up altogether. I never had that issue with other brands. I ended going back to samsung with an S23 and it works fine for now.
stillwater@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I had that with my original Pixel but Google replaced the phone under warranty up to two years later.