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Several phone brands rumored to be planning a major shift away from Android (www.phonearena.com)

submitted 1 month ago by commander@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (11 children)

How easy is it to degoogle Android? Don't currently use Android or iOS but dumb phone options are getting pretty limited these days.

If I got an Android phone I would probably be looking at something second hand because fuck paying 3 figures on a phone. I know I wouldn't use data at all, call/SMS SIM only. I guess another option is not needing to degoogle it as it will never talk to google once I have finished downloading maps of the country for OSMand and a few other apps. Then it can be on Wi-Fi to allow communication with my PC over LAN but don't allow it access to the internet.

If it never touches the internet after setup I guess outdated OS doesn't matter too much.

[–] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If you have a phone with custom ROM support, pretty easy. I've been running LineageOS without GAPPS for like 5 years now. Most stuff just works, but to be fair, I am not using any of the cool kids apps like google pay or android auto.

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[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago

Ironically, pixels are best for de-googling (stock android that can be easily un- and re-locked)

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

It depends on your definition of 'deGoogle'. You can disable the Google apps on most Android phones. They'll take up storage space, but won't run.

If you're getting a second-hand phone and want to completely deGoogle it, you can check if (1) the bootloader is unlockable and (2) custom ROMs are available online (e.g. Lineage OS compatible devices). In general, Xiaomi, Motorola and Pixel devices have unlockable bootloaders, but not all their models have custom ROMs.

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[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What ever happened to that other OS that was named after a color

[–] Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Fuschia? That was a Google alternative to Linux that never panned out. It was weird with streams instead of files.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Make it so

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

To what? Linux? I'll believe it when I see it.

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[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah bullshit. What mobile is are they moving towards? Oh, Android OS? Yeah makes sense since there isn't any competition

[–] network_switch@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Anything closer to supporting regular Linux applications the better. Though I’d expect anything like this to just be Android with well funded alternatives to Google applications/services. Whatever happens will be good for non-Google/Apple/Microsoft directed platforms

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

You mean the brands that literally do this already? Pretty bad article

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