▲ 59 ▼ No! THIS is a DeGoogled phone! (www.youtube.com) submitted 1 year ago by InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27168042
[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago (3 children) Seriously, exactly why did you not suggest f-droid as well? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) I am not the author of the video, but perhaps they are saving that for another video. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Let's hope so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It is an odd thing to omit. I personally do use fdroid as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago I use obtanium, fdroid, and aurora store (for 1 app) permalink fedilink source parent [–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Probably because it's kind of a bad experience? I say that as someone that uses it regularly for multiple apps. I'm not a fan, the search alone is basically useless unless you know the exact title of what you're looking for and even then it's sometimes not the first result for some reason. I'm sure that someone will reply to this with some suggestion for some alternative front end for the fdroid store that supposedly fixes that which will just further highlight the issues with it of fragmentation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Okay, yeah, that is definitely a valid criticism. I have noticed that myself. permalink fedilink source parent [–] piracysails@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you visit the grapheneos forum, it is generally not a preferable choice, for security reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago Yes, because it makes a few sacrifices in order to allow you to have your own repositories such as certificate pinning, which honestly, I'm okay making those sacrifices because with things like accreacent It's nothing but Google Play by another name and another company or whatever, because a government can go to them and require them take down an app where that cannot happen on fdroid, because the developer can just throw up an onion service and host their repository on that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) I am not the author of the video, but perhaps they are saving that for another video. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Let's hope so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It is an odd thing to omit. I personally do use fdroid as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago I use obtanium, fdroid, and aurora store (for 1 app) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Let's hope so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It is an odd thing to omit. I personally do use fdroid as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago I use obtanium, fdroid, and aurora store (for 1 app) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) It is an odd thing to omit. I personally do use fdroid as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago I use obtanium, fdroid, and aurora store (for 1 app) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago I use obtanium, fdroid, and aurora store (for 1 app) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Probably because it's kind of a bad experience? I say that as someone that uses it regularly for multiple apps. I'm not a fan, the search alone is basically useless unless you know the exact title of what you're looking for and even then it's sometimes not the first result for some reason. I'm sure that someone will reply to this with some suggestion for some alternative front end for the fdroid store that supposedly fixes that which will just further highlight the issues with it of fragmentation permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Okay, yeah, that is definitely a valid criticism. I have noticed that myself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago Okay, yeah, that is definitely a valid criticism. I have noticed that myself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] piracysails@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you visit the grapheneos forum, it is generally not a preferable choice, for security reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago Yes, because it makes a few sacrifices in order to allow you to have your own repositories such as certificate pinning, which honestly, I'm okay making those sacrifices because with things like accreacent It's nothing but Google Play by another name and another company or whatever, because a government can go to them and require them take down an app where that cannot happen on fdroid, because the developer can just throw up an onion service and host their repository on that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago Yes, because it makes a few sacrifices in order to allow you to have your own repositories such as certificate pinning, which honestly, I'm okay making those sacrifices because with things like accreacent It's nothing but Google Play by another name and another company or whatever, because a government can go to them and require them take down an app where that cannot happen on fdroid, because the developer can just throw up an onion service and host their repository on that. permalink fedilink source parent