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Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Dop@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hi,

A friend wants to degoogle his phone, so I suggested the OS I'm currently using. The one we can't talk about... He wants a small/compact phone, so I suggested pixel 4a (not buying second hand though), but I'm afraid that planned obsolescence may kill the phone rather soon. What's your opinion?

Cheers and thank you for your help,

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[–] Dark_Dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Umm one question by the way , why use Google phone to degoogle? There are plenty of good Android phones out there right?

[–] OhYeah@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 months ago

While it is ironic, the pixels are easy to unlock the bootloader and have good support across lineage, calyx, and graphene. Been using one to degoogle for awhile and would recommend them

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Google makes the most open and customizable phones. Unlocked bootloaders, the ability to sign your own code. Rapid security updates for baseband drivers.

Nobody else comes close.

https://grapheneos.org/faq#future-devices

Actually pine phone is really open, but it's not android and nowhere ready to be a daily driver.