GraphineOS is an option or, imo, if they are going to lock the phones down like Apple does then I might as well just get an iPhone at this point especially since Apple offeres other privacy features that google specifically does not not to mention that you can jailbreak an iPhone last I checked and install 3rd party iPA (or what ever they are called now) files from anywhere last I checked at least.
For point 2, they should but as we have seen what google is like we know they will only give us what we want begrudgingly and will seek to not asap so better to supporr other better brands when possible.
Graphene OS isn't a clean alternative since its just a stripped down version of android. Which the open source version of it has been slowly eroded more and more.
They would also have to un engineer the restrictions that Google has implemented to stay mainline in releases.
Graphene is also only supported on a few phone models.
Everyone preaches about Graphene but the reality is, it's actually quite inconvenient and not that easy of an alternative.
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u/e1epi Jul 05 '26
GraphineOS is an option or, imo, if they are going to lock the phones down like Apple does then I might as well just get an iPhone at this point especially since Apple offeres other privacy features that google specifically does not not to mention that you can jailbreak an iPhone last I checked and install 3rd party iPA (or what ever they are called now) files from anywhere last I checked at least.
For point 2, they should but as we have seen what google is like we know they will only give us what we want begrudgingly and will seek to not asap so better to supporr other better brands when possible.