I assume everyone on Lemmy uses GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7 or LineageOS flashed onto a LG Tribute with zero Google apps, and everything backed up via nextcloud running on a headless Debian Raspberry Pie?
I’m just a scrub using stock Android. Am I the only one?
I just finished a clean reflash of LineageOS on my Nothing Phone 1 without any closed source apps except for minecraft android (played with a clip on controller). If i find a reliable way to play actual java versions i will remove my google account from my phone and go full open source.
There’s PoJav Launcher. Pretty sure it’s OSS. I don’t have too much experience with it, but it seems to launch the game fine.
I know pojav but its not maintained anymore just like amethyst it seems…
Pixel9a with GrapheneOS installed
I use stock android but hate smartphones and only own it because of a previous job that required one but gave a monthly comp so you had to get one. I keep minimal apps on it. have it shutoff most times. I use it for phone calls and camera mostly with maybe maps and calendar. I have f-droid to avoid google apps but the stock camera works better than my alternate app so I use that for photos more.
Redmi note 13pro 5g with cdroid without google services or gapps
LG G2 (2013) with LineageOS
imma use it till 2038, i even have spares
How do you deal with outdated CAs?
i don’t use the internet much with the phone, and the OS isn’t that outdated since i don’t use the stock rom. it’s also trivial to install new certs.
I have GrapheneOS on a Pixel 9a with everything backed up over NextCloud on a headless Ubuntu rackmount server.
You were waaaaay off 😆
Well google just renabled automatic app updates and it broke a bunch of my apps because I get the pre adware/spyware/buyout version of apps. So ive been in the market the last week for a graphene phone. Seems pretty likely ill get a stock android phone thats supported by grapheneOS and flash it myself, im uncomfortable with buying a pre used $200 phone.
Why are you uncomfortable buying a used phone? I’ve only ever bought used phones.
Xiaomi 13t, 1TB storage, Leica camera, bought used.
It’s very good, except the insanely aggressive clean up policy; you watch youtube on FF, switch out to check something and back, youtube is gone…
With 8(+8) GB RAM i could probably use it as a daily Linux driver but there is no linux for it. Will switch to like graphene when I can.
/Sorry infodump
Samsung Z Fold7
/e/os on Fairphone 4
The remaining question is: Do you run your own Nextcloud for backup or do you use the one provided by Murena?
I don’t have any cloud backup. If I had to, I’d probably use a self-hosted solution.
Samsung Galaxy S9+
I’m unwilling to get a more modern phone because of all the AI bullshit being shoved into them nowadays. Unlike most of Lemmy, I’m not smart enough to install and fully configure GrapheneOS to work without hiccups. So I remain with this old phone until it quits on me.
If you want some help with installing, I can try to help.
GrapheneOS on a Pixel 6a
Stock android on a Pixel 10. I’m far too lazy to mess with installing operating systems when I don’t absolutely have to.
We’re still working on publishing the results of the census we ran a few months ago (sample size of around 600, where most users were from our Lemmy/Piefed instances)
Here is the graph for the phone question, exact numbers pending final cleanup:
We will also be fixing the data labels to be less terrible
Super cool!
Is jola postmarket?
They use their own SailfishOS
so… no one is using that?
I had assumed it was reasonably popular.
It’s both expensive and perpetually sold out
not for that price
I have no idea how popular it is but Ubuntu Touch and Postmarket have a wider device compatibility so I’d guess those will statistacally have to be more popular.
Jolla is a niche within a niche and has limited availability last I checked. Which is a shame as they seem to be offering some sort of compatibility layer that seems to enable you to just install Android apps. I’d love to see that on the others.
Stock Pixel, I do have Nextcloud and other stuff, but I usually don’t want to risk bricking my phone and I’m okay with some of the tradeoffs of using Google things, not okay with being shackled to it though so I do have some alternatives setup ready to switch but for the most part I’m okay with the tradeoffs.
