fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgradeswww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square243fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down133file-text
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minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·1 year agoI would consider these if they weren’t still using Android. Anything with Google involved is unacceptable to me.
minus-squarerandy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoFairphone is well supported by open-source Android distributions like Lineage and /e/OS. Not all Android is involved with Google.
minus-squareCumBroth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoFairphone allows you to unlock the bootloader and install an OS of your choice. See https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/9979154556817-Google-free-Android
minus-squareSharan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoFairphone is also pretty expensive to standards in my country as well. Although, a great concept.
I would consider these if they weren’t still using Android. Anything with Google involved is unacceptable to me.
Fairphone is well supported by open-source Android distributions like Lineage and /e/OS. Not all Android is involved with Google.
Fairphone allows you to unlock the bootloader and install an OS of your choice.
See https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/9979154556817-Google-free-Android
Fairphone is also pretty expensive to standards in my country as well. Although, a great concept.