A question as old as time, I know.
I’m getting away from Google and I’ve done the easy stuff: CoMaps, Proton mail (I know, not the best move), aveslibre, etc. I currently don’t have the time (or the knowledge base) to learn how to self host, but hopefully that will replace Drive and such in the future.
But I digress. I’m looking at a new OS for my phone. I’m currently in a contract with a phone that is incompatible with alternative OSs. Graphene needs a Pixel. Used, they’re $150-400. /e/OS will run on a Motorola or whatever and those are like $80.
There’s also the option of going full Fairphone with /e/os and I like that idea in the future.
The internet people tell me that Graphene is the best due to ease of installation, privacy, and security.
I don’t need a lot of security. I just want Google to stop suckling all that sweet, sweet data from my teat.
What are your thoughts?
To be fair, GOS install is extremely user-friendly. Absolutely no contest with Lineage OS on my Samsung tablet, which initially failed and required some wizardry. My old phone and tablet are still stuck on 18.1 while 22.2 is available.
I have no doubt. In fact I bet that as soon as you have done it once, it’s entirely obviously. I’m mostly taking the perspective here of somebody who needs a phone and doesn’t even properly understand what an OS even is.