The reason for pixel has to do with meeting graphene’s specific security and privacy guidelines. You can read them here https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices. I’m not a pixel fan specifically, but I am Graphene fan and I like my privacy and security.
MXX53
joined 2 years ago
Buy a used pixel in cash, install Graphene. This is probably the best way to accomplish running without google services.
Well put!
Funny enough, at the time this was new, I was not a fan. But as time has gone on, I have had a very “you don’t know what you got till it’s gone” relationship with it.
I have been recently reminiscing with some friends about the internet back when instead of massive websites that held everything, there were small forums with specialized focus. You could get to know the people in the forums over time. It was so much better than the shit that exists today.
I would love to join forums made by these projects. I don’t care if I have to have a bunch of accounts. Individual forums and RSS feeds are awesome. Since moving to RSS I have drastically reduced my mindless scrolling.
I would want to do a cluster. Just to learn how that works. But just thinking of the electricity cost, I would personally donate them.
I am on a pixel 7 with graphene OS. Been great. Ive been using this phone for about a year or so now.
Why would I buy brand new when I could provide life to a phone that might otherwise end up in a landfill?