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Graphene OS. Un Pixel viejo o un Motorola

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Esto suena preocupante. Me surgen tantas dudas.

Como para empezar. ¿Cómo afecta esto a celus stock en versiones viejas de Android? Onda Android 8, tal vez 10.

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Si aún aguanta el soporte de Play Store, debería recibir el bloqueo

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Hmmm voy a tener que rogar a que simplemente inhabilitando el servicio por adb se pueda prevenir la actualización. Porque ese teléfono viejo de stock lo tengo justamente para que sirva de apoyo “legal” al principal.

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Ya quedan pocos días… ¿en qué irá esto?

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Reminder that the Finnish brand Jolla is a great alternative for hardware. They are shipping their second batch now. Got my confirmation today.

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/

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SailfishOS isn’t even Android - yay!
I’m in batch 3, so I have to be patient a bit longer.

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How good is the camera? And do banking apps work?

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It runs sailfish OS on the Jolla hardware. It can be compatible with android for apps (such as the google play store) but can also be independent with app stores like fdroid. It is unlikely you’ll have any issues with banking apps.

I can’t speak personally to the camera. Typically android and iOS do a better job with perfecting the camera app over open source apps. However, sailfish did release a camera app for Jolla back in October. My guess is it won’t be as good as iOS or android; not due the hardware, but rather the app that processes the pictures/videos.

Here are some alternative camera apps to check out and see what you think.

https://alternativeto.net/software/open-camera/?platform=f-droid

Also, here is sailfishOS’s main page so you can check out more about the OS: https://sailfishos.org/

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I don’t mean the camera app but the camera itself. How does it compare to a pixel phone for example.

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The “Jolla C2” is actually “Reeder S19 Max Pro S” rebranded btw. Do what you may with this information.

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Not mine

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Until your cell service provider starts requiring either iPhone or android phones…

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I’m about ready to give up a real phone number anyway. Don’t call me

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Haven’t had a Sim for years. Kinda stupid. WiFi is everywhere.

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I have an Android phone

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Then aren’t they going to block apps on it?

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No. Just specific operating systems.

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Moving to a Fairphone with /e/os soon

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Was Google - the advertising platform harvesting our data - private and open in the first place?

Of course not, we just need to let this die and move to Linux

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Nope. Just remove google blobs from your phone (its easy: just reinstall the OS; they’re absent by default)

Problem solved.

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Why the fuck is everything digital mainstream going to shit?

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Because money

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I’m a bit confused as I’ve been following this and last I heard they said they were going to implement a workaround for power users?

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There is a developer mode, but It’s been made more difficult to use. Even if It’s still an option, it’s clear that Google is trying to discourage installing apps from sources other than the Play store.

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The “workaround” is more like a serious obstacle course that will kill any attempt at alternatives to Play Store.

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As i understand it you can use ADB to get app outside play on your device.

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Er der mon nogle omkring Nordjylland der rodder med alternativer til Android, og har lyst til at give en hånd med at installere det på en af mine telefoner? Jeg har mod på at prøve det af inden jeg skifter over med min “fast” telefon

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