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Should you DeGoogle your smartphone? (peertube.wtf)
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The experience of using a degoogled phone, both from the AOSP and Linux side of things.

I had to update to description since people kept thinking that I made the video.

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[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why is a pixel able to 'de google'? Is, possibly, the hardware designed to do the snooping despite the OS? 🤔 Work harder to degoogle older phones!

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

You can degoogle other phones, but the GrapheneOS chose the Pixel because of the security provided by the hardware

[–] mastod0n@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you have evidencefor this claim I would love to read it

[–] Trilogy3452@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyirQOCUUK8

2:36

Though not necessarily access the OS data if the OS somehow manages to encrypt the data