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Help with a simple and private phone (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi everyone, I’m looking to possibly simply my smartphone setup. I would really love to keep it as a utility: phone, text, camera, GPS, web browser, notes, email, music player. Im think of switching to local NextCloud backup system as well. I currently have an iPhone but used to flash ROMs on Android phones, so I would be willing to do that again for more privacy options and less unnecessary changes to the OS.

I have looked a little into it, and I’m wondering about getting a couple year old Pixel and putting GrapheneOS on it. I also searched a little and came across the Purism Librem 5 that has physical kill switches and sounds neat; a little pricy but I’d be willing to pay if it lasts a while and has good privacy options.

What are your thoughts? Are there other hardware suggestions or setups that you like? The idea of FOSS is appealing because it seems like the money aspect seems to skew the priority of smartphones.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

First choice: Get a used new(ish) Pixel and flash Graphene OS. Second choice: Get a used older Pixel and flash Lineage OS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Second choice should be something like DivestOS. It's definitely not as good as GrapheneOS, but far better than Lineage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's a fork of LineageOS. Not sure how excited about it I'd be. Willing to give it a try tho.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yes, but it's far better than LineageOS because it works with a locked bootloader and can make use of Android Verified Boot. LineageOS lacks this fundamental security feature.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

DivestOS developer (yep, just one guy) is awesome. Give it a try when you have time