GrapheneOS only works with Google hardware. Part of the Android appeal versus iOS is the wide variety of hardware options allowing consumers to find the right hardware for themselves. Instead you are chained to Google’s decisions; if they are slow to add a hardware feature or stupidly remove a feature—like the headphone jack—then you are SoL on upgrades.
Yeah, I think that comes from the developer having high standards for hardware security. The effort put in is a waste if the hardware fails. I would have thought Samsung would have been suitable too, though.
What about /e/OS or plain old degoogled Lineage? I like it as a phone OS, it’s just a shame the app ecosystem is so dependent on Google’s services.
Not a fan of Android myself.
I prefer it a great deal over iOS.
Android is Linux, iOS is BSD. Both are the worst distro’s of their respective kernel.
MacOS is also BSD (but at least macos has homebrew and a tiling window manager)
While not agreeing, I still upvoted.
Why do you think that way? What’s your opinion on FOSS-Androids like GrapheneOS?
With “Android”, do you just mean Samsung’s spin for example?
What alternatives do you have in mind? Is iOS better in your opinion? Did mobile Linux get better?
GrapheneOS only works with Google hardware. Part of the Android appeal versus iOS is the wide variety of hardware options allowing consumers to find the right hardware for themselves. Instead you are chained to Google’s decisions; if they are slow to add a hardware feature or stupidly remove a feature—like the headphone jack—then you are SoL on upgrades.
Yeah, I think that comes from the developer having high standards for hardware security. The effort put in is a waste if the hardware fails. I would have thought Samsung would have been suitable too, though.
What about /e/OS or plain old degoogled Lineage? I like it as a phone OS, it’s just a shame the app ecosystem is so dependent on Google’s services.
I go the unGoogled LineageOS route for more hardware options. I wish postmarketOS or Capyloon were more viable to leave the duopoly.