The experience of using a degoogled phone, both from the AOSP and Linux side of things.
I had to update to description since people kept thinking that I made the video.
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For those new to the process, the best general resource for instructions on how to unlock your phone’s bootloader and flash alternate AOSP ROM’s or non-Android OS’s is https://xdaforums.com/ Please note that not all carriers and oem’s allow you to unlock the bootloader though, so choose your device carefully for this.
You will also most likely need a PC (desktop or laptop) with adb & fastboot on it. These are apps used in the terminal, but you only need to copy and paste a few commands into them to use it.
If you have a Google Pixel then best option is Graphene - https://grapheneos.org/
For other devices you can use a “degoogled” Android ROM and get apps from the open source F-Droid app store - https://f-droid.org/ Some choices for this are: Lineage - https://lineageos.org/ crDroid - https://crdroid.net/ /e/os - https://e.foundation/e-os/ Iode - https://iode.tech/iodeos/
OR use a a true alternative mobile OS. Options for this are: Ubuntu Touch - https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/ Sailfish OS - https://sailfishos.org/ Mobian - https://mobian-project.org/ Postmarket OS - https://postmarketos.org/ Plasma Mobile - https://plasma-mobile.org/ Droidian - https://droidian.org/
You can also purchase devices with alternative OS’s already preinstalled from: Volla - https://volla.online/en/devices/ Jolla - https://jolla.com/ Fairphone - https://fairphone.com/ Murena - https://murena.com/ Furilabs - https://furilabs.com/ Brax - https://www.braxtech.net/
Great video to introduce new folks into the topic!
8:58 lemmy spotted.
Did you forget to switch accounts?
Nah, I thought it would please the 9/10 upvoters on this post who are lemmings to be represented in the video.
This the third pedantic comment I received today.
My bad, I was making a joke because it looked like a comment that someone else would make. I didn’t mean for it to be taken negatively.
Nah, you’re right. It did seem that way.
There’s an Australian politician that commented on their own post. “Fantastic, great move, well done Angus”.
He’s now the leader of what was a major political party, not so much anymore.
I wasn’t the one who made the video…
I have GrapheneOS. It is sandboxed.
you have not answered the video title question. the answer is not yes, the answer is HOW.
- also lineage gapps is not treated as system apps. you can disable them in the app list.
- you havent talked about the endless struggle of spoofing
- you havent talked about eos being just a glorified and outdated microg lineage
- you havent talked about where people can ask about their ticket, banking, gov app compatibility, cause this is the most important thing.
- ypu did not talk about debloat without changing from stock, using custom dns stuff
sorry, but this is even far from the tip of the iceberg. also why would you put black logos in front of a black background…
I didn’t make the video. It’s a quote from their description.
How:
- Get a pixel (or soon a Motorola)
- Install GrapheneOS
- Everything just works
- Profit
paypal doesn’t work.
Google wallet doesn’t work
Google wallet is not something a “deGoogled” phone needs to worry about
I don’t use PayPal much, but is there anything about it you can’t just do in a web browser?
OK now I’m even more sold on getting GrapheneOS.
Google Wallet is a huge part against switching for me, what are my options? I have issues getting Curve registration accepted due to unknown issues and have so far had no luck with their support…
you type your card # in everytime?
Only if the price is really high, can’t remember the last time, I’m talking must be years ago. Do have to approve every purchase with biometrics of course.
now ur trollin lol
Haven’t tried Google wallet, but why should PayPal not work? I’m paying in my browser anyway
Haven’t used PayPal much in the last…phew…2? years, but as I’m ordering in a browser and then get to PayPal or usually just done credit card screen, I didn’t had any problems - besides PayPal changing rules like underwear and I’m a bit fed up with it
The app won’t let you log in. Come to think of it, Same with the Wells Fargo app
Never used the PayPal app
And never needed it for any paymentCan’t you do this all just by browser?
Why is a pixel able to ‘de google’? Is, possibly, the hardware designed to do the snooping despite the OS? 🤔 Work harder to degoogle older phones!
If you have evidencefor this claim I would love to read it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyirQOCUUK8
2:36
Though not necessarily access the OS data if the OS somehow manages to encrypt the data
