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I sympathize with your desire steer clear of Google products, but I doubt Graphene will support any Linux phones anytime soon. GrapheneOS is Google Android's AO

I sympathize with your desire steer clear of Google products, but I doubt Graphene will support any Linux phones anytime soon. GrapheneOS is Google Android's AOSP with security and hardening sauce on top plus a couple apps Google has neglected/omitted from AOSP, like a camera and pdf reader. There's some opt-in glue to make it interop as gracefully and securely as possible with Google's software ecosystem, but it's still heavily dependent on Google for hardware-level fixes and Android in general. The jump from AOSP to Linux/Phosh would be an entirely new codebase. Graphene deciding on Pixel as a foundational device wasn't because of a love for Google, but because of a need for security and hardware updates on a well-worn device platform that has actual traction in the market... as optimistic as I would like to be about the Linux Phone, we're just not there nor will be we for many tomorrows.

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
You know, I actually mixed this phone up with the FairPhone which is only really in Europe (mixed reports about it working in the US). That's what I am still planning to get. Not sure about this Librem phone, I may still consider it...but probably not. Graphene I think could work on Fairphone without too much tweaking, not sure if it's worth the effort though.
- monarchistmaybe 3y ago
  Ah, yes that's far more likely. Graphene might support Fairphone at some point, but I kind of doubt it. I do think it'd be far more easy to fork/retrofit though, if you sincerely had the gumption. Personally, I was bummed they removed the headphone jack on their latest model[0]. If people are going out of their way to avoid the Apple/Google antics of the world, give them a damn headphone jack. Just bogus IMO, but not a deal breaker for many in 2023 I guess. They parroted a lot of Apple's (marketing) points around it and even sell their own adapter... [0]: https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/9836188988049 https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/983618898804...

PrimeMcFly 3y ago

You know, I actually mixed this phone up with the FairPhone which is only really in Europe (mixed reports about it working in the US). That's what I am still planning to get. Not sure about this Librem phone, I may still consider it...but probably not. Graphene I think could work on Fairphone without too much tweaking, not sure if it's worth the effort though.

monarchistmaybe 3y ago
Ah, yes that's far more likely. Graphene might support Fairphone at some point, but I kind of doubt it. I do think it'd be far more easy to fork/retrofit though, if you sincerely had the gumption. Personally, I was bummed they removed the headphone jack on their latest model[0]. If people are going out of their way to avoid the Apple/Google antics of the world, give them a damn headphone jack. Just bogus IMO, but not a deal breaker for many in 2023 I guess. They parroted a lot of Apple's (marketing) points around it and even sell their own adapter... [0]: https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/9836188988049 https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/983618898804...