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 ijeff   ( @ijeff@lemdro.id ) M to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years ago

Murena Kickstarter pulls in more than $150K for new phone with a built-in privacy switch

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Murena Kickstarter pulls in more than $150K for new phone with a built-in privacy switch

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 ijeff   ( @ijeff@lemdro.id ) M to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years ago
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  •  IWantToFuckSpez   ( @IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social ) 
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    Only 150k? How is that enough to start a production line for 400 euro smartphones? Or is it just a rebranded phone?

  •  Rayspekt   ( @Rayspekt@kbin.social ) 
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    I just want a de-googled 200-250€ smartphone with a headphone jack.

    •  lemmyvore   ( @lemmyvore@feddit.nl ) 
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      Get a Sony Xperia III, update the original firmware to Android 13, unlock the bootloader then install the corresponding version of LineageOS (or any GSI ROM made for 13).

    •  BearOfaTime   ( @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ) 
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      Doesn’t the Pixel 5 have a jack?

      •  jcarax   ( @jcarax@beehaw.org ) 
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        I actually had to check, since I never use them. No, it does not.

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    •  BearOfaTime   ( @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ) 
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      Well, fuck Google.

      Android isn’t at fault here. Get a non-Google version of Android and a phone runs faster, with significantly less battery consumption.

      Google services really screw the pooch, as they say. Lineage/DivestOS and Graphene are lightning fast on my 2018 flagship. I get a day out of it now, (with it’s old battery) , when it was new I got half a day…at best. Google Services consume upward of 8% per hour, depending on installed apps.

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        •  BearOfaTime   ( @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ) 
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          That’s a good point, unfortunately.

          It’s all a result of Android being a monolithic OS. I’d bet when Google bought Android (around 2000, it was still fresh), this was a “kkown issue” and Google decided they just needed to get it out there, rather than develop a standard hardware interface layer.

          I’m sure they also considered the advantage to them (and vendors) in being able to force dependence on those drivers.

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  •  TigrisMorte   ( @TigrisMorte@kbin.social ) 
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    They’ve always had a power button.

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      https://slate.com/technology/2013/07/nsa-can-reportedly-track-cellphones-even-when-they-re-turned-off.html

      Or have they?

      •  BearOfaTime   ( @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ) 
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        The fact my battery dies in a week when the phone is supposedly off tells me all I need to know.

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    why the fuck has it always to be an iPhone clone… it’s embarrassing.

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