- cross-posted to:
- technology@piefed.social
- linuxphones@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- technology@piefed.social
- linuxphones@lemmy.ca
The experience of using a degoogled phone, both from the AOSP and Linux side of things.
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Short answer: yes
Long answer: yes totally!
While I agree (and I’m largely degoogled for a couple years now), there are a few things that make it quite a pain.
Maps being the biggest one. I have 5 mapping apps (CoMaps, Magic Earth, CoPilot, Organic, Waze and Gmaps) and even the combo of them doesn’t approach what GMaps can do, unfortunately.
I’ve paid for CoPilot to have true offline mapping, I would pay for an app that can do what GMaps does.
But the average person will have a real hard time de-googling, unfortunately. Google has done an exceptional job locking people in.
Given how many times google maps has been wrong and OSM right, I think I will stick with OSM.
What exactly are you missing? The /e/os team has their own FOSS maps app in beta. In my experience it’s not that great, but you seem like someone who can’t get enough map apps (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
Not OP, but I can’t find replacements for two Google maps uses:
- Share my location/eta travel. My spouse and I use this fairly extensively.
- Traffic/road condition/police reporting - the “Object in road” has saved me a few times from large debris (when that alert comes up, I slow down and make sure there’s visibility for the road ahead).
Share My location is build in to many chat apps like WhatsApp and element X
Searching for businesses on anything other than Google Maps is atrocious.
I wish a Linux based OS worked on my Pixel 8. I run Graphene, but the dream of pocketable then dockable Linux is one I’ve had for years.
The missing feature I really wish FairPhone 6 had.
Yeah I really want a Fairphone.
Same. Been a dream of mine for about a decade.
Haven’t read article yet, but my experience jumping to Graphene: it was surprisingly easy, but I’m a tech nerd who already understands a lot / has reps and sets on digging through documents to learn. Its definitely not one-for-one swap with Android and there are some minor inconveniences I put up with that some in my family would never tolerate.
Overall: doable and worth it. Expect at least a small learning curve as you do it.
Recently lent a family member an old phone and took a chance by leaving GrapheneOS on it. Of course they reinstalled all the google apps but it’s cool to see they can still get some benefit without major issues.
Yes
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Lineage is degoogled…if you don’t install gapps
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Source?
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It’s literally an optional step in their install guide
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there’s just no reason to have gapps installed even on a manufacturer rom unless you really need the google safetynet shits
Which OS can easily be installed on an HMD skyline.
