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TFA is authored by the developers of an alternative operating system that can be freely installed on every Google phone since Pixel 6.
by aleksejs 5mo ago
TFA is authored by the developers of an alternative operating system that can be freely installed on every Google phone since Pixel 6.
- subscribed 5mo ago....and this is only Google phones solely because NONE of the alternatives meet the team's stringent security requirements.
- kajman 5mo agoThe graphene project seems to choose security over freedom in a few cases. They also recommend using the Google Play store over F-droid IIRC. Not my preference, but they seem so far ahead of other ROMs right now that I use it still. I do believe people have built and installed it on other devices without too much trouble, but I don't think that'll ever be supported.
- NoGravitas 5mo agoHonestly, I'm looking forward to the supported Motorola (Lenovo) phones in 2027.
- kajman 5mo agoIt's the only news I've heard about new-phone-tech that's gotten me remotely excited in a long time. I'm too poor to be buying new devices though so I'll have to let others do the beta testing for a couple years.
- subscribed 5mo agoWell, they're committed to provide as secure device as possible. There's no love for Google in the team. They recommend Google play over fdroid due to some security concerns, not because they like the service. The reasoning is available on their discussion forum. And yeah, it won't officially be supported on other devices than the upcoming Motorola and perhaps the next pixel. Too bad.
- ysnp 5mo agoThe requirements are not particularly stringent. It is more an embarrassing show from the rest of the Android OEMs that they don't meet basic standards like timely security updates and a decent support period.