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Here are some great open-source alternatives to IOS and Android.

European:

  1. Ubuntu Touch Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  2. Postmarket OS Europe ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
  3. Sailfish OS Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  4. Manjaro Arm Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  5. /e/ OS France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Non-european:

  1. Graphene OS Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  2. WebOS South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

Come join us at !linuxphones@lemmy.ca to discuss building up the alternatives.

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[โ€“] alfredon996@feddit.it 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

The majority of people don't need so much security, for example I don't use SELinux even on desktop.

If you can, get a Pixel and install Graphene on it. If not, degoogle your device as best as you can, use a vpn, a password manager and a private email provider.

I'm sorry but I won't give Google more money, I think they have enough billions of dollars already.

I prefer to support business projects and developers who are for open source and the independence from the Big Tech

[โ€“] wfh@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Buy second-hand then. You get a cheaper phone and you don't give google a single cent. Win-Win.

[โ€“] alfredon996@feddit.it 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why ? If I can give the same money to Murena, Iodรฉ or Fairphone ?

[โ€“] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Fairphone is great until you realize that the implementation is just bad, especially as far as security is concerned. They donโ€™t even use a current SoC and promise updates beyond Qualcommโ€™s end of life date which is a major red flag.

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