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by wtp1saac 959 days ago
this is the false choice we get presented by these evil companies: we have a duopoly where you choose between surveillance but having control (Android), or having no control but no surveillance (Apple). Both are horrible in their own right, but there’s no open alternative that’s viable for mobile at the moment.

For my part, I bought a Linux phone recently. Hopefully at some point I can find the chance to find places to contribute and make some contributions, although first impressions are… unideal. I would’ve hoped it would move past Android 2.x era performance - but then again it’s in need of people to contribute and improve it, so I oughta do that. As should others interested in carving out a better mobile option!
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RunSet 959 days ago
> no surveillance (Apple).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identifier_for_Advertisers

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wtp1saac 959 days ago
yeah, I should say less. you can thankfully opt out of it - and I do - but it’s pure enshittification and with the premiums Apple charges, the fact that they layer in ANY kinds of advertisements and related tracking mechanisms is an insult to customers.
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marak830 959 days ago
Hey OT, what did you get and how is it working for you? I'm keen to move but life has been insane and I just don't.have.time
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wtp1saac 959 days ago
Pinephone Pro. Absolutely not usable for everyday use as far as I can tell - missing camera support, constant app crashes and hangups, web browsing is a decent but hacky version of Firefox with drawbacks associated to that, inputs are not consistent, and overall performance is shockingly poor and inconsistent.

However, some good notes - the Phosh/GNOME interface is nice, hardware privacy switches are included on the device, and there’s a particular joy in seeing a terminal up and running and realizing you’ve got a full desktop OS on a slab :)

it definitely needs work, but it is exciting.

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marak830 955 days ago
Thanks, I'll keep an eye and hopefully.
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