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No thanks, I'd rather use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS

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buy privacy-first community driven phone look inside closed source OS with no recovery image and outdated dependencies

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[–] 10 points 4 days ago (1 child)

In that case hardware wise you are out of options. With the Librem 5 you get the closest. There you only have the CPU Microcode, Wifi and Bluetooth firmware, and the cellular modem & GNSS firmware.

Software wise you have quite a few options, albeit few are usable as daily drivers.

  • Android drops out because it requires hardware with proprietary HAL. You would have to rewrite huge parts of the OS so that it runs without them.
  • Postmarket OS is your best bet for a somewhat usable experience
  • Many open source systems run, but calls are difficult to setup and partly unreliable.
  • Pure OS should fit your goal best, Mobian second.

With a Droid 4 and Maemo Leste you can also get quite close but have no camera.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago

    I know about the options you mention and yes, Iam not happy with them. I currently use LineageOS on a shiftphone, and I know this is far from perfect. I tried postmarketos on a pinephone 2-3 years ago and the telephony/modem was not working yet, also the battery life was <24 hours on standby (i.e. never touching the phone even once) :(

    I wish... But currently there is no single complete open source option. And the Librem is interesting but coming from a de-facto totalitarian regime where I have trust issues. Especially because FISA court orders may prevent a company from disclosing that they have been legally forced to put a backdoot into their code.

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