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I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 34 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Wish there was a way to switch my phone to Linux without it having to be a new hobby to learn.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    Yeah, if you have a Pixel, GrapheneOS looks to be the least complicated, but it's still daunting. I haven't tried it yet.

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  • [–] 21 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I'm going to attempt to kindly countermand this, there is a web installer for chrome based browsers that I believe anyone intelligent enough to navigate the fediverse can step through easily enough.
    The base install with play services enabled is a stock android experience all things considered; the extra features and additional security are there for those that want to engage with it.

    That is my push to get you going. =)

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I've done this with an old Pixel (partly to wipe the phone, and partly as a hope that if it's refurbished/resold, the new owner will have Graphene). If you can read and follow a recipe, it's virtually stupid-proof. I don't remember having to know anything for which the directions didn't specify or offer explicit directions.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    I did this my my new pixel 8 pro. I loved it.
    It was so easy, it worked, I was in control of my device.

    Contactless payment didn't work.
    Which is a deal breaker for me.

    I looked at some fin-tech solutions, I even bought a pixel watch (which didnt work because I have a workspace account). None of them let me work around the issue. Contactless just wouldn't work.

    Had to go back to stock android.
    I'm constantly checking in on their attribution/verification/whatever status that would allow them to offer contactless payment (currently offered by android/apple/banks, but no open source software).
    I want grapheneos and contactless so badly!

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