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So they'll be like iPhones?
When this was initially announced, and they said they wouldn't backtrack (which they have somewhat, for now), I actually did switch to an iPhone. I figured if Android was to be as closed as iOS I might as well try out iOS & see how it goes.
Hardware-wise, holy shit it's so nice, the device was bliss to use by comparison to my android phone.
But having ads on youtube, having a shit browser (since literally every browser on iOS is a different skin of Safari), it's so bad. I switched back to android in something like a month (my main use for my phone is watching youtube with Revanced).
Mind you, I'm in the EU, Apple has set up the 3rd party thingy in such an inconvenient way & with so little incentives for developers that there is nothing outside of the Epic Games Store.
If Android ever becomes like this, I think I might as well just switch back to a dumb phone.
Orion browser and DuckDuckGo browser are really good on iPhone. Orion can use extensions and DuckDuckGo blocks Youtube ads.
I'm thinking about GrapheneOS, but I've heard it can be a pain. I use a VoIP number so I could just switch to a tablet, iPad is cheaper than iPhone anyway.
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Just use e/os....
I would use an alternative OS if any were compatible with my device
@CommanderCloon
Look here
https://doc.e.foundation/devices
I know, I've checked around various alternative OSes but none have my device, and it's fairly new so I'm not pressed to switch :/
But thanks for the recommendation!
Sadly yes
I think my current phone will be my last normal Android phone. My next one will be either Linux, Graphene or iOS. In that order of preference.
What type of Linux phone? I am thinking of switching too, but I've heard Graphene OS is a pain to set up and it makes you seem like a drug dealer.
graphene is super easy to install and set up and literally no one thinks im a drug dealer
So all those "the police will arrest you if you have this phone!111" youtube videos are just paid hype...
It's about using the duress pin feature to wipe the device when law enforcement asks to hand over your phone.
Sure, but I saw these ads before that.
I'm not quite sure yet but I'm hoping there's something nice by the time I quit Android. Maybe something like Ubuntu Touch on a decent phone?
Yeah, Ubuntu Touch. Less likely to get compromised if you've got an uncommon phone, right? I know Ubuntu OS already.