What mobile phone do you have and why?

hhv

@Pesala That's awesome. Keeping it simple.

Pesala

@hhv Calls to my mobile annoyed me so much, I got rid of it. If I used it to make a call, it would cost £0.50 then unlimited calls that I did not need to make for 24 hours.

Got a Mobile?

iqaluit

@Pesala Respect !
That 's awsome. But How do you manage logins sms verifications bank etc. How do we do what you did ?

Pesala

@iqaluit I don’t use money and don’t have a bank account, but logging in from a desktop or laptop is easier than using a mobile that is more easily stolen.

iqaluit

@Pesala
I don't have any further question.

Dancer18

Most recently, I bought a used Pixel 6a to install GrapheneOS on it for maximum privacy. A simple push-button phone is another option.

ingolftopf

'Custom Roms' operating systems are the only way to emancipate yourself from Google Android and Apple Android.

Both are based on Linux.
They take from there and sell it as their "own development".

However, there are no 'custom roms' for many cell phones.

For Google "Pixel" devices, there is the very good 'GrapheneOS' operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

It's crazy to buy a Google device in order to free yourself as much as possible from Google.

However, this is also due to the fact that Google uses very common components that are well developed by the Open Source community.

demank

@Dancer18 GrapheneOS seems interesting., any tutorial for this? I am really newbie for this kind of stuff, to change the OS on my mobile phone.,

Dancer18

@demank You will get all the information here. I have done the webbased installation, which requires a Pixel phone (6 and up). I have a Pixel 6a. You can also ask your questions in the GraphenOS forum.

DoctorG

@demank Which phone (not wich OS image ) do you use?

robertecullen

Google Pixel. They are heavily discounted after a new model launches. Bloat-free Android. Never had a bad one.

stardepp

I use the Samsung Galaxy A55 because it comes with security updates for 5 years and 4 Android upgrades. It is of very good quality and has a long battery life. I have had no problems with this smartphone at all.

OrbitalMartian

I currently have an iPhone 14 but I really want to switch to Android (no matter what). I’ve been researching and am looking at the Pixel 9 Pro. Only reason I have iPhone is because my parents bought it for me.