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The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software (hackaday.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I don't know myself, but Graphene OS (on Google Pixel phones) has a pretty impressive sandbox layer for the play store and the apps it installs. It might be worth looking into if you're not aware of it currently. (But if you're aware of the Fairphone, I'm guessing you probably know about Graphene).

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I do, but as far as I was aware my Fairphone can't run Graphene? I would love to keep using my Fairphone over buying Google's hardware at this point

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    You are correct, Graphene only runs on Pixel phones. I know there's a few open mobile OS options out there but I've not spent any time researching them. There is a very good chance if you absolutely need an identification, then you can't get away from Android. Hopefully someone else sees your comment and has an answer.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    Then buy second-hand. You aren't giving Google any of your money, and you can focus on increasing your privacy.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    On graphene the release of the integrity API broke most of my gvt applications. I will have to buy a cheap android phone to be able to fill my taxes... I contacted them, they told me it is for security, I argued but it is useless. I have to buy an android phone or be punished for not filling my taxes. Amazing

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