Here are some great open-source alternatives to IOS and Android.

European:

  1. Ubuntu Touch Germany 🇩🇪
  2. Postmarket OS Europe 🇪🇺
  3. Sailfish OS Finland 🇫🇮
  4. Manjaro Arm Germany 🇩🇪
  5. /e/ OS France 🇫🇷

Non-european:

  1. Graphene OS Canada 🇨🇦
  2. WebOS South Korea 🇰🇷

Come join us at !linuxphones@lemmy.ca to discuss building up the alternatives.

  • alfredon996@feddit.it
    01·
    21 days ago

    The majority of people don’t need so much security, for example I don’t use SELinux even on desktop.

    If you can, get a Pixel and install Graphene on it. If not, degoogle your device as best as you can, use a vpn, a password manager and a private email provider.

    I’m sorry but I won’t give Google more money, I think they have enough billions of dollars already.

    I prefer to support business projects and developers who are for open source and the independence from the Big Tech

    • WFH@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      21 days ago

      Buy second-hand then. You get a cheaper phone and you don’t give google a single cent. Win-Win.

        • Octagon9561@lemmy.ml
          21·
          19 days ago

          Fairphone is great until you realize that the implementation is just bad, especially as far as security is concerned. They don’t even use a current SoC and promise updates beyond Qualcomm’s end of life date which is a major red flag.

        • WFH@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          21 days ago

          My answer was more oriented towards not giving google any money but I agree with you on supporting the “good guys” instead of just not supporting the bad guys.