Hi. I just got a new phone (Motorola) and spent a bunch of time manually removing access to location etc. I hate Google so much, “don’t do evil” my ass. I’m just looking for my blindspots. Im not in tech so, what should be disabled to keep my phone private?
Buy a Pixel, install GrapheneOS. Or look into Lineage OS supported hardware.
LineageOS is far behind GrapheneOS in terms of privacy and security.
And still worlds better than standard android.
Yes, but it supports a wide range of devices, has no telemetry and is available sans gapps so is a considerable improvement over stock.
Well, they still usually use test keys and don’t support AVB yellow (which doesn’t concern me because my phone is old enough it doesn’t support AVB anyway).
Yes, which is why I’ve moved on from LineageOS on Poco 4 to GrapheneOS on Pixel 7a and Pixel tablet. Should GOS become nonviable then we would have to regress to LineageOS or Linux.
Wow, some people can afford phones. I can’t just buy a phone for 400€. I have a 2017 Redmi 4x i got for free from my dad. Hopefully my next phone will be a device with GOS.
I paid 330 EUR new for the 7a, but refurbished would have been cheaper. My Lineage OS device was 200 EUR new. Pixel premium is freedom tax.
Why is that?