That being said, I love the intention & ethics of the fairphone so I guess it depends on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go and where your relative values sit ( ethically sourced / repairability v. hardened security ; hopefully they will cont. to converge. ).
In terms of giving money to google, you can always go the refurb route which depending on who you buy it from may or may not directly support google. But, it is a good point. Even if you buy refurb you are at least indirectly supporting google.
Here is graphene’s explanation for why certain devices are supported and why some aren’t:
That being said, I love the intention & ethics of the fairphone so I guess it depends on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go and where your relative values sit ( ethically sourced / repairability v. hardened security ; hopefully they will cont. to converge. ).
In terms of giving money to google, you can always go the refurb route which depending on who you buy it from may or may not directly support google. But, it is a good point. Even if you buy refurb you are at least indirectly supporting google.