Only if you have Google hardware…
Buy it used. The hardware by itself doesn’t call home.
Ubuntu touch seems like a more viable option at this point
As well as postmarketOS, but unfortunately neither of them are in a usable state for the average person. I’d definitely suggest donating to Mobile Linux projects if possible to get them polished up and viable, as Android is clearly going to make the life of Graphene and LineageOS more and more difficult over time.
Is bricking your phone as much of a risk as it used to be or that we were told it was? That always held me back
The installation process is extremely simple now. It does everything for you via your web browser, all you have to do is press your volume down, power button or click a button in the browser occasionally. The same applies for other projects like iodéOS; custom ROMs have come a long way in terms of ease of access.
I’m not sure about Graphene specifically, but as long as there’s an established procedure documented, I’ve done like fifty installs of custom Recovery and various ROMs, such as Lineage, crDroid, Resurrection, Havoc, Cyanogen, AOSP, AOKP, ASPCA [:-)], WKRP [:-)], etc. and dozens of other less well-known ones, and I have not bricked one yet. So, as long as you don’t do anything blatantly foolish, should be ok.
I’d never heard of it being brick-prone. I suppose it’s possible in the sense that updating a PC’s BIOS could brick it if it loses power during the update, but I’ve never heard of Graphene’s install process being particularly brick-prone.
I’ve personally flashed 4 pixels (friend’s and family’s as well as mine), a couple of them multiple times (I tried CalyxOS before Graphene with my first pixels), and it’s always been a super smooth process, never had anything go wrong.
Once I get some time I’m moving off GrapheneOS to Lineage OS. This is because GrapheneOS isn’t primarily privacy focused, but security focused. Its security model assumes you will use the OS as-is without customization, including root.
This prevents a privacy minded user from doing things like poking around in apps or modifying them to suit your needs. Or hell, even editing the hosts file. So be sure about the reason you switch before you do.
Yay privacy. Just give Google a shit ton of money first. Can we please get a Linux phone. Made with modern hardware and useable in the us.
does pixel 10 support this or do I need 9?
Pixel 10 is supported :)
