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Google is locking down Android too!
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Is there a good small cheap repairable phone out there? I have a fairphone4 and I LOVE /E/ OS. But I would also like to actually USE a linux phone. And I cant experiment as much as I would want on my main phone.
Ive almost thought about carrying a tiny burner phone then a small laptop for everything else.
What do you mean? You can't use your FP4?
I'm considering getting a FP6 relatively soon, and would be using it as my only one..
I use android via /e/os. But I cannot experiment with my only phone. There is 2fa and other such services that I have to have access to. Worst case, I cant get into accounts and such.
FF is a great phone btw.
That's my main concern too.
Here in Denmark, the MitID authentification app is completely integral to functioning online, and last I checked it doesn't work on GrapheneOS, so /e/os is probably not likely either 🫤
I got myself a physical code chip because MitID doesn't work with /e/. The code chip works great.
The app is probably convenient, but I am also very happy not to depend on my phone to sign in to everything.
I think you should be able to emulate /e/ OS to try out some stuff? Maybe someone else can chime in. Dont know if that helps or not.
My 2fa works in /e/ but im going to assume other OSes probably wont.
You can't use something like bitwarden for mitid?
Nope, you'll need mitid specifically. It's run by the government and mandated 😮💨
Every Linux phone uses an android shim just because it isn't possible to change the firmware iirc
I love my FP6
You named it the Fairphone is the best Linux phone.
You have a point.
...it is a really nice phone.
I just cant afford two. First world problem haha.
I have a FP5 and a similar problem to you. My FP3 before it died on me so it's not much help.
I'm low key planning to find a second hand FP3 and use it to experiment with Linux until I find there are no big problems with using it as a daily driver. In practice I don't really have enough time to put into it so I'll probably keep on using /e/ for the forseeable future.
Last I was aware, Linux phones work really well on Google Pixel 3as. They're no longer supported by stock Android nor still manufactured so I assume the second hand ones will be cheap.
I appreciate the response.
I have owned two google phones. Both had hardware issues/battery issues and one almost exploded. One day it got super hot and the battery turned into a spicy pillow. Sorry but im not going to get another google phone as long as I live. Neither lasted more than 2 years.
That's fair. Which models did you have? I had a couple problems with the earlier Google Pixels, but I've found the later ones have really ironed out their hardware problems.
I think your main problem is going to be finding phones for cheap that also work well as Linux phones. I think the lowest-effort options like Pine phones are gonna cost you more. But I wish you luck.
I had a 4 I think? That one lasted about a year and a half before the battery wouldn't last more than half a day. Then it bricked one day. Not sure what happened.
The 6a was the worst. It was cheap and good at first. But then kept getting hotter and hotter...almost burnt me.
I had a p7 and it only lasted 3 yrs. Motherboard went. 750 euros that had cost brand new. First phone I have bought that didn't last > 5 yrs
get the new Jolla Linux phone.
The Commedore phone, if you want something minimalistic that does have Android compatibility.
I'm looking at preordering it. Shipping now would be Dec-Jan.
As far as I know the Google Developer Verification BS won't reach Custom ROMs right? But yea in the long run it probably makes sense to make the jump one day or another.