Curious what phones are more privacy-focused.

  • sudneo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    Fairphone 3+ with /e/OS. It has been 3 years now, still working fine, and no major problems really. It is expensive for what you get, but if it can help reducing e-waste and spare me the burden of buying a phone every 2 years, I think it’s worth.

  • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    I recently got myself a Pixel 7 Pro. the preinstalled OS really tries to push all the Google stuff on you, which isn’t great.
    but after a quick look around for 1 hour, I installed GrapheneOS and am very happy with it

    although I’d really like to have a Linux smartphone. but there seems to be none with good hardware…

      • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Nah, I wanna have a real Linux system, complete with userspace environment and my complete control over everything

        GrapheneOS is pretty cool for now though.
        I haven’t tried PostmarketOS.

        But I’m so in love with my Steam Deck. it’s just pure beauty to have a complete Linux system in this lovely package. I can just ssh into it :⁠-⁠D
        so, it would be awesome to have a device, that would fit in my IT environment. Apple products work better/exclusively with Apple products, Linux stuff works better with Linux stuff.

    • ArtificialLink@lemmy.oneEnglish
      01·
      2 years ago

      You can flash your own mobile linux os to it. I know a guy who did. But he was very knowledgeable about that stuff. And so privacy focused he wouldn’t even show it off 😭

  • beigegull@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Currently a Pixel with an anonymous custom ROM, although I’ve got a PinePhone on my desk I need to test more.

    Cell phones are incompatible with privacy. Any phone necessarily constantly sends your location to your cell provider just in order to work. But even if that’s true, there’s no reason to also let someone else be the remote administrator for a sensor node with a camera and microphone that you carry everywhere. Running a mobile OS with a universal backdoor is bad times.

  • auth@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I don’t like GrapheneOS’ creator… I’d rather use LineageOS on my Pixel 3… I also have a stock Pixel 5

    • archchan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      2 years ago

      GrapheneOS is a fantastic software regardless of its creator. Also didn’t Daniel Micay step down?

      • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.mlEnglish
        31·
        2 years ago

        There is no clue about him, because he hid behind the veil of his forum, where Amy question related to him started being censored after Rossmann exposed him. He could very well be the guy under a new pseudonym alias, considering he has lied every single time about anything.

      • auth@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        That’s good… he might have only stepped down from lead développer position though

        • NuclearDolphin@lemmy.mlEnglish
          01·
          2 years ago

          So does he still develop for the GrapheneOS project? I wasn’t sure if he stepped down from just the social spheres or development as well.

          Hoping it’s just social media management because the dude is one hell of a developer, but seems to get into beef with a lot of other FOSS projects, developers, and community members. I don’t exactly blame him though, given how stressful the herculean responsibility he took on must be.

          Also hope he is doing well.

  • Cegorach@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Fairphone 3(+, well it’s only half way between plus and non-plus)

    running /e/OS (ridiculous stupid name)

    it’s okay - but too expensive for okay

    • Ruthalas@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I wish Fairphone would release a version with antennas suitable for use in NA. I’d buy it in a heartbeat.

      • Vivia 🦆🍵🦀@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Super happy. I’ve had mine since pre-pandemic and it’s still working perfectly. It’s even survived an accidental mud bath, I could then open it up myself and clean it.

        • Bri Guy @sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          That’s nice! Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like it’s available in the US just yet but I’ll keep my eyes peeled

  • Richard is a lemur@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Moto g7 play with lineageOS 20 + microg + magisk delta I’m also running adaway and blocking all the tracker activities from my apps using app manager, and of course, using the most FOSS as possible for replacing proprietary apps. It works well, but sadly this phone won’t allow me to hide root and the locked bootloader, so no safetynet because of CTS verification.

    Edit: if I use hardware attestation disabler on lsposed, it passes

      • Richard is a lemur@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Both with adaway’s firewall and app manager to disable trackers, both applications are available on f-droid.

        App manager will block most, if not all tracking activities off applications (Google ads, Google firebase Facebook ads, Amazon ads, and other nasty stuff).

        If something passes through, it won’t be able to send anything to their servers as adaway’s firewall will be acting as a middleman blocking the addresses.

        Microg also has a part in that, as it sends as little info as possible to google servers, so applications can’t properly use it to display ads, or track my activity, if they simply can at all.