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Looking for a privacy-respecting tablet (lemmybefree.net)

submitted 3 months ago by Electricd@lemmybefree.net to c/privacy@programming.dev

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cross-posted from: https://lemmybefree.net/post/1243814

Hi! I'm looking for a privacy respecting Android tablet.

I ruled out the google tablet due to it being too expensive with an LCD screen

I would prefer a nice OLED screen if possible (or similar), and preferably cheap. Must be able to stream HEVC encoded videos (not 10 years old hardware), and preferably more (VP9, AV1, for future proofing)

The main use will be to watch content (movies, series, videos) from YouTube and Jellyfin, and sometimes some other apps if they're not enforcing the Play Integrity API

So far I've searched some OS and I'm considering LineageOS or /e/OS, with /e/OS looking better in terms of privacy. Don't want google to track everywhere I go and everything I do.

Any recommendations for good cheap hardware with bootloader unlocking, and recommendations for a good Android ROM?

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[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At least for lineage OS the most recent tablet you can get is the pixel tablet, also I'm not sure if you can install YouTube without Google services

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I plan on using ReVanced https://revanced.app/

And it seems like the Google Pixel Tablet doesn't have a screen that's really that bad, but paying 500€ for an LCD screen doesn't feel good, but there doesn't seem to be any good cheap option for an OLED screen

If I get a Pixel Tablet I'll probably use GrapheneOS instead

[–] Hawk@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 months ago

Not a tablet, but the framework 12 looks interesting and I think it has a pen.