fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgradeswww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square263fedilinkarrow-up1643arrow-down134file-text
arrow-up1609arrow-down1external-linkA new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgradeswww.straitstimes.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square263fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down14·1 year agoI would consider these if they weren’t still using Android. Anything with Google involved is unacceptable to me.
minus-squarerandy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 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-up8·1 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.