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There actually ARE other choices - like Librem, PinePhone, etc. These other choices definitely are better when it comes to privacy. But probably worse in every
by hooby 4y ago
There actually ARE other choices - like Librem, PinePhone, etc.
These other choices definitely are better when it comes to privacy. But probably worse in every other regard.
I personally am not quite willing to make that tradeoff (yet). But I sure am highly grateful to everyone who does, and helps make those alternatives better, and helps them gain momentum.
- mojzu 4y agoI agree, given how much I rely on my phone/computer to just work, I'd not personally be willing to make the usability and reliability tradeoffs with switching to something like a PinePhone. Plus there are some other steps you can take to reduce the privacy/security risks of relying on Google/Apple/etc., for example I use PiHole/Tailscale for DNS and Cryptomator for files stored in the cloud
- butterNaN 4y agoThere's also /e/ os
- mrweasel 4y ago> There actually ARE other choices - like Librem, PinePhone, etc. The trade offs pretty much rules out the alternatives for most people. I need just a few apps, but they are for payment and government stuff, so they are only ever going to be available in the official app stores. For others it's going to be messaging apps, social media or something local, like an app for the supermarket. If those apps are not available, then the point of a smartphone goes away. At least of me.
- BlargMcLarg 4y agoNot just you. Loads of countries are pushing further digitalization and pseudo-require a smartphone to not make things a complete hassle. If you're lucky, their APKs are distributed outside the playstore and you get to manually update everything once a month. The whole thing is making people dependent on the common app stores. Not actually dependent, but practically.