I don’t like smartphones. I use a dumbphone.

But this is a wonderful initiative.

  • vga@sopuli.xyz
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    10 days ago

    I wish they could implement the parts of the Pixel phones that allow GrapheneOS to be used.

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      10 days ago

      What parts are these? I’ve always wondered what this was about, why the pixel was the only phone that could support GrapheneOS

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        10 days ago

        The last I looked was that the Pixel was the only phone that allowed you to load a custom rom and relock the bootloader. Other phones kept the bootloader unlocked once it was modded.

        So, graphene could be put on those phones if the devs wanted to do it, but it would be less secure since the bootloader would remain unlocked.

        Also, supporting a small line a phones is probably infinitely easier than a range, of devices, but it would be nice to have another option. Especially now that the Fairphone pice is reasonable.

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          10 days ago

          The last I looked was that the Pixel was the only phone that allowed you to load a custom rom and relock the bootloader. Other phones kept the bootloader unlocked once it was modded.

          That is not the case. SHIFTmq, Motorola and Fairphone allow the bootloader to be relocked with a custom rom. There are many requirements the Fairphone lacks for GrapheneOS, but relocking the bootloader is not one of them.