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I can still own my system just fine by choosing a phone with good community support and installing LineageOS (or some other variant of Android) + rooting it. If
by _piif 4y ago
I can still own my system just fine by choosing a phone with good community support and installing LineageOS (or some other variant of Android) + rooting it. If you don't want Gapps but still need to run apps which rely on it either microG or GrapheneOS with its sandbox are potential options. SafetyNet can also be bypassed if needed.
Now sure, that requires some extra effort and time from the user but it's just the situation we are in currently. Not like you have any other current options for an open mobile system outside of being an early adopter of GNU/Linux phones and their ecosystems.
- matheusmoreira 4y ago> I can still own my system just fine > SafetyNet can also be bypassed if needed Nope. Android phones now have hardware attestation, good luck faking that. If you install any of the stuff you mentioned, you've "tampered" with your phone. Hardware remote attestation will now fail and apps will no longer run. My bank app complains about developer mode for god's sake. If WhatsApp starts requiring attestation, I will have the "choice" to either give up my freedom or enjoy my $600 paperweight.
- _piif 4y agoHad no idea that was a thing. Thankfully my current phone appears to be old enough to not make use of it. That sucks, can't wait for the mobile GNU/Linux ecosystem to mature.
- matheusmoreira 4y agoIt was a shock to me when someone here told me about it. Android is finished. My plan is to buy an iPhone and try to port postmarketOS to my current phone instead of insisting on Android.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y agoSorry you are denied a workflow, but I hope I never need to install a banking app on my phone. Smartphone is now such a liability for the power it has over my life. Unreasonably nervous about what happens if it breaks/lost/stolen.