Isn't the pixel the only phone that can run some of the more interesting free OSs? Seems like a good phone to me. I got an iphone for free so I'm stuck with Apple for now, but I was thinking of getting a pixel in a couple years
Yes, GrapheneOS is a popular pixel-specific OS!
It is rather ironic that to de-google your phone you need to get a phone from Google. I was skeptical at first, and thought that Google was trying to play us for dumb 🕵️ But after reading through their faq and reading through some online discussions I'm somewhat convinced that it makes sense. The general concept as I understand is that Google phones have very secure hardware-specific features, and they allow you to strip-off the OS and install a new OS that still has access to those security features. It is said that phones from other manufacturers are not as secure and they don't give you access to the hardware security features through a custom OS. Please don't ask me to go into detail though, because I'm not sure about the specifics 😅
yeah I understand it as a phone with features intended for software devs, and as such it can't be too restrictive in what you get to do with it
also calyxos is almost only pixel
lineageos can be run on a wider variety
checks aspect ratio
20:9
What happened to golden aspect ratios, and smartphones that felt like the dimensions of a book, or a sheet of paper?
Every time I look at a recent model of smartphone I feel like I tore off a single column of a newspaper.
16:9 was the best. Anything above 18:9 makes me not want to use it.
