From my (small) friends circle, I haven't heard any of them talk about getting one. However, it's worth noting that these friends of mine are also not the ones who would buy new smartphones every year. They typically hold onto their phones for a few years and only switch when it seems like the phone isn't performing as expected (e.g. battery draining too quickly; slowness in software actions; to name a few).

One question I do have is, what happens if you clean install an AOSP like GrapheneOS onto these newer Pixels phones? Does that remove the AI features completely?

YES!!! I love this game!

The SaGa series are pretty good JRPGs, both in terms of gameplay and story. My personal favorites are:

• Romancing SaGa 3
• SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions
• Romancing SaGa 2

Octopath Traveler is really good too, with the second one in the series being the best one.

Steam is probably the best platform for gaming on Linux right now. Here are some games I recommend that run well on Linux:

• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (the spiritual successor of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
• Romancing SaGa 3 (retro JRPG that involves non-linear, open-world exploration)
• Octopath Traveler 2 (another JRPG; you don't need to play the first game in the series to enjoy this game)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist Link Evolution (not a freemium game!)

Wow, that quick? I was told that it might take several weeks for it to show up!

I would like to, but I'm running Arch with Cinnamon, and that desktop environment only has an experimental version of Wayland implemented. I've tried it, and it's too buggy to be used as a daily driver.

Haha thanks for the quick summary! I made my post as a joke. The line is from a movie called Master of Disguise.

There's a dark side? Like in Star Wars?

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Cool, I'm liking this new Mozilla already! ...NOT!!!

Can they just focus on the browser? I really don't need the AI stuff.

Cool! I would love to see the effectiveness of this procedure in treating headaches and migraines.

So...what does this mean for those who have F-Droid or Aurora Store installed on their phones? Will apps from those stores be considered "unverified" by Google's standards?

That's alright!

Yeah, I think there's another comment on this post that mentioned the same thing.

Oh, I don't use Google Pay with NFC. Prior to flashing GOS on my Pixel 6, the only time I used NFC was to unlock my car when I didn't have the physical key fob with me. That was done through my car manufacturer's mobile app (BMW). However, when I went to set up the digital key after flashing GOS, the app told me that it couldn't set up the digital key, because I was using an unsupported version of Android.

I have yet to try the Debian edition, but based on my 1.5 years running the Ubuntu-based Linux Mint as my daily driver, I am not surprised to hear how amazing the Debian edition is.

And yes, Cinnamon is a great DE! Sure, it may be a bit old-school and lacking customization options, but that's kind of why I like it!

What's your use case for NFC on your Pixel 4A?

I can't wait for this game to come out!

Um...really? I don't think so!

Welcome, friend! Glad you decided to try out and stick with Mint. That's the distro I used as my daily driver for at least 1.5 years. When you have a chance, do try out some of the other Linux distros, especially Arch!