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What phone will you be switching to?

by mttjj 5y ago

swiley 5y ago
Linux phones are rapidly becoming more and more usable. The pinephone is already usable as a daily driver if you're willing to put up with a few hacks. For some segment of the population I think the trade offs they offer will be worth it and you'll probably start to see a decline in both Android and iOS market share.
- asddubs 5y ago
  I would love a proper linux phone. Seems like they're still a couple of iterations away from really being "ready" from video reviews I've seen, but I'm excited about something happening at all in that space
- pjmlp 5y ago
  Since OpenMoko, any day soon, it is going to be the Year of Mobile GNU/Linux.
sneak 5y ago
Already moved my SIM to this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XAF4J04 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XAF4J04 As for smartphone, I have a few Pixel 3 XLs I'd like to test graphene and lineage on. In general I'm kind of over smartphones because browsing the web on them (the main thing I do with them) is suboptimal compared to a computer/laptop that can run uBlock and NoScript, so I will probably mostly just leave an iPhone-sized hole in my life. The Nokia 106 is also good for receiving SMS, which is the only thing I really have a non-data SIM for at this point. I carry a battery powered gl.inet wireguard/lte wifi openwrt router with me with a Google Fi data SIM in it for internet. I have root on it and can write my own iptables rules, and it only sends traffic via the vpn.
- bitwize 5y ago
  Sweet, a Zack Morris special!
- quackyodata 5y ago
  FYI, Firefox on Android supports desktop extensions, including uBlock and NoScript. They're pretty painless to use, too; there's an 'Add-ons' option in the main ⋮ menu with an entry for each extension. Tapping an extension's entry opens the usual extension dialogue in a full-screen view, and tapping 'back' in that view has the same effect as closing the extension dialogue on a desktop browser. So you can use NoScript to enable a script and reload the page in...5 taps. It could be worse.
  - sneak 5y ago
    I have no desire to replace one surveillance mobile OS with a different surveillance mobile OS. Also, I don't use Firefox due to its telemetry.
wayneftw 5y ago
Instead of switching, I'd rather users, developers and other big tech companies lobby the government to force Apple to open up. Especially now that they're rapidly climbing towards having the majority market share of all phone users in the US. When 90% of US youths use an iPhone [0], you know that Apple will have the greatest majority soon. Then, their despicable and obvious market controlling tactics won't be legal anymore. The legal attacks we're seeing right now in the US and elsewhere are just the beginning. I'm very much looking forward to Apple getting knocked down a few pegs legally. If you want to help out with this cause, please keep talking up Apple products! The more users we get on that brand, the better. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27164923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27164923

What phone will you be switching to?

by mttjj 5y ago

What phone will you be switching to?

Linux phones are rapidly becoming more and more usable. The pinephone is already usable as a daily driver if you're willing to put up with a few hacks. For some segment of the population I think the trade offs they offer will be worth it and you'll probably start to see a decline in both Android and iOS market share.

asddubs 5y ago
I would love a proper linux phone. Seems like they're still a couple of iterations away from really being "ready" from video reviews I've seen, but I'm excited about something happening at all in that space
pjmlp 5y ago
Since OpenMoko, any day soon, it is going to be the Year of Mobile GNU/Linux.

sneak 5y ago

Already moved my SIM to this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XAF4J04 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00XAF4J04 As for smartphone, I have a few Pixel 3 XLs I'd like to test graphene and lineage on. In general I'm kind of over smartphones because browsing the web on them (the main thing I do with them) is suboptimal compared to a computer/laptop that can run uBlock and NoScript, so I will probably mostly just leave an iPhone-sized hole in my life. The Nokia 106 is also good for receiving SMS, which is the only thing I really have a non-data SIM for at this point. I carry a battery powered gl.inet wireguard/lte wifi openwrt router with me with a Google Fi data SIM in it for internet. I have root on it and can write my own iptables rules, and it only sends traffic via the vpn.

bitwize 5y ago
Sweet, a Zack Morris special!
quackyodata 5y ago
FYI, Firefox on Android supports desktop extensions, including uBlock and NoScript. They're pretty painless to use, too; there's an 'Add-ons' option in the main ⋮ menu with an entry for each extension. Tapping an extension's entry opens the usual extension dialogue in a full-screen view, and tapping 'back' in that view has the same effect as closing the extension dialogue on a desktop browser. So you can use NoScript to enable a script and reload the page in...5 taps. It could be worse.
- sneak 5y ago
  I have no desire to replace one surveillance mobile OS with a different surveillance mobile OS. Also, I don't use Firefox due to its telemetry.

wayneftw 5y ago

Instead of switching, I'd rather users, developers and other big tech companies lobby the government to force Apple to open up. Especially now that they're rapidly climbing towards having the majority market share of all phone users in the US. When 90% of US youths use an iPhone [0], you know that Apple will have the greatest majority soon. Then, their despicable and obvious market controlling tactics won't be legal anymore. The legal attacks we're seeing right now in the US and elsewhere are just the beginning. I'm very much looking forward to Apple getting knocked down a few pegs legally. If you want to help out with this cause, please keep talking up Apple products! The more users we get on that brand, the better. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27164923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27164923