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sanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 months ago

Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign…

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Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign…

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 months ago
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    So, do I finally need to learn about GrapheneOS? What are other people doing?

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      Graphene is by far the best. I highly recommend it.

      Right now you need a Pixel to run it but soon you can get a Motorola that works with it.

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      Graphene is only of help (today) if you buy some shit from Google namely a Pixel. If you have another phone, step numero uno is always to learn what custom ROMs are available for your make and model.

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        Used Pixels are cheap and the money doesn’t go to Google again.

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          Used Pixels are often pretty misused and refurbished ones cost the same or even more than a new Pixel in my country… which is actually insane. Hopefully the new Graphene collab phone will be good.

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            Spoiler: it will also be massively expensive

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