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Curious what phones are more privacy-focused.

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[–] upliftedduck@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm using a pixel 6a with GrapheneOs

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[–] proycon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A pinephone with postmarketOS and sxmo

[–] KindnessInfinity@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Oh cool. Do you like it?

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I recently got myself a Pixel 7 Pro. the preinstalled OS really tries to push all the Google stuff on you, which isn't great.
but after a quick look around for 1 hour, I installed GrapheneOS and am very happy with it

although I'd really like to have a Linux smartphone. but there seems to be none with good hardware...

[–] ArtificialLink@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can flash your own mobile linux os to it. I know a guy who did. But he was very knowledgeable about that stuff. And so privacy focused he wouldn't even show it off 😭

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I haven't checked for the Pixel for now, but for every older phone (usually OnePlus') there was always something missing - only the OP One was well supported, which speaks for this company's decisions...

[–] brihuang95@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Right the Linux phones seem to be more for tinkering than anything. I can't really convince myself that'd be suitable for my every day life lol

[–] KindnessInfinity@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Android uses the Linux kernal, so it is technically linux

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Nah, I wanna have a real Linux system, complete with userspace environment and my complete control over everything

GrapheneOS is pretty cool for now though.
I haven't tried PostmarketOS.

But I'm so in love with my Steam Deck. it's just pure beauty to have a complete Linux system in this lovely package. I can just ssh into it :⁠-⁠D
so, it would be awesome to have a device, that would fit in my IT environment. Apple products work better/exclusively with Apple products, Linux stuff works better with Linux stuff.

[–] dotslashme@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago

Pixel6 with grapheneOS

[–] zekiz@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Pixel 4a with GrapheneOS

[–] Kleysley@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Pixel 6 with CalyxOS.

[–] sudneo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Fairphone 3+ with /e/OS. It has been 3 years now, still working fine, and no major problems really. It is expensive for what you get, but if it can help reducing e-waste and spare me the burden of buying a phone every 2 years, I think it's worth.

[–] vivia@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Fairphone with /e/OS. I also like the fair-trade and repairability aspects of it.

[–] Sam_uk@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Galaxy S9 off eBay and put e/os on it. Can also buy them flashed https://murena.com/products/smartphones/

[–] americanwaste@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Samsung Galaxy S10+, use LineageOS on it and have replaced the battery earlier this year after it finally started to last less than a day. Hoping to get another few years out of this phone before I lose support from Lineage.

[–] mineapple@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Even then, there will be a community fork. Last year I got LOS for my old Galaxy S4 from xda.

A land line that I avoid using unless absolutely necessary. There is no such thing as a private cellular device.

[–] pabloscloud@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

it isn't the phone itself but the operating system on it that makes it private.

[–] beigegull@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Currently a Pixel with an anonymous custom ROM, although I've got a PinePhone on my desk I need to test more.

Cell phones are incompatible with privacy. Any phone necessarily constantly sends your location to your cell provider just in order to work. But even if that's true, there's no reason to also let someone else be the remote administrator for a sensor node with a camera and microphone that you carry everywhere. Running a mobile OS with a universal backdoor is bad times.

[–] Richardisaguy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Moto g7 play with lineageOS 20 + microg + magisk delta I'm also running adaway and blocking all the tracker activities from my apps using app manager, and of course, using the most FOSS as possible for replacing proprietary apps. It works well, but sadly this phone won't allow me to hide root and the locked bootloader, so no safetynet because of CTS verification.

Edit: if I use hardware attestation disabler on lsposed, it passes

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[–] bp99@lemmy.bp99.eu 2 points 1 year ago

Pixel 7 for GrapheneOS

[–] M_Djallo@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Poco F2 with Crdroid and microg

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Pixel 4a 5G with GrapheneOS. Though it's finally starting to hold less and less of a charge, so I may "upgrade" to a newer yesteryear Pixel model.

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[–] dimspace@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A de-googled huawei.

Honestly, i care less about the Chinese knowing what time i go to bed, when i get up and the fact i rarely leave the house, than I do having google knowing literally everything :D

F-droid for apps, nextcloud for my contacts, calendar, bookmarks etc

[–] zzz@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess I'm the rare CalyxOS user

[–] authed@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't like GrapheneOS' creator... I'd rather use LineageOS on my Pixel 3... I also have a stock Pixel 5

[–] archchan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

GrapheneOS is a fantastic software regardless of its creator. Also didn't Daniel Micay step down?

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[–] itchy_lizard@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Lineage on a Pixel. AOSP is great without gapps

[–] 4ffy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I bought a Pixel 7 for the sole purpose of GrapheneOS. I really have no complaints. It Just Works and I feel slightly less uncomfortable carrying a phone with me.

[–] DAT@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Fairphone 3(+, well it's only half way between plus and non-plus)

running /e/OS (ridiculous stupid name)

it's okay - but too expensive for okay

[–] pkotrcka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Gigaset GS290 with /e/

[–] 3migo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Unfortunately most of the "privacy phones" really aren't that great of a smartphone experience due to them running Linux which isn't nearly as developed for smartphone use as Android or iOS.

I personally use a Samsung Fold 4, and run Firefox w/ add ons, DDG for search and app tracking protection.

Apple likes to boast about how iOS is more privacy focused than Android, though. Grain of salt.

[–] brihuang95@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I peeked at Linux phones and they just don't seem to be handy for day-to-day usage. And I definitely do not trust Apple with my data haha

[–] KindnessInfinity@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: Android uses the Linux kernal. So they are also Linux phones.

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Late to the party, but I use Fairphone 3 with DivestOS.

[–] dethleffs@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Fairphone 3+ with ungoogled lineage OS

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