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1. flntzr+jJ1[view] [source] 2025-07-25 14:13:06
>>madars+(OP)
I'd like to switch phones soonish and was looking at the fairphone 6 with /e/OS but feel deterred by its mid range specs which would probably limit its longevity. I would like to get away from google.

Is waiting for the new pixel and then putting grapheneOS on it a good way forward? Seems weird to pick a google device to get away from that company.

Has anyone else done the same?

Alternatively, there is the iPhone but I do like fdroid and the more open nature of android.

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2. bernou+4O1[view] [source] 2025-07-25 14:38:24
>>flntzr+jJ1
> I'd like to switch phones soonish and was looking at the fairphone 6 with /e/OS but feel deterred by its mid range specs which would probably limit its longevity. I would like to get away from google.

> Is waiting for the new pixel and then putting grapheneOS on it a good way forward? Seems weird to pick a google device to get away from that company.

> Has anyone else done the same?

I did end up going for a Pixel + GOS. Although it is conterintuitive to use a Google device to get away from Google, according to GOS developers themselves, the Pixel series were the only devices that met their strict requirements for security.

From personal experience, been using it for almost 3 years now, and it gives you 95% of the benefits of Android while giving you back control over your phone, and being generally more secure.

Just stay out of the radar of the leadership, they can be a bit abrasive, for the lack of a better expression.

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3. flntzr+sW1[view] [source] 2025-07-25 15:21:06
>>bernou+4O1
Thank you for the warning.

Is the camera with GrapheneOS as good as the stock android one? I get to use my wife's iPhone camera sometimes and it frequently shocks me how good and responsive it is. But I'm coming from a OnePlus 8 Pro, which never had a great camera in the first place.

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4. bernou+7Z1[view] [source] 2025-07-25 15:33:26
>>flntzr+sW1
I suck at taking pictures. It's definitely good enough, but worst case you can install the stock Google Camera app and disable network permission to limit snooping.
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