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minus-squareArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoI want to know, too. I got a Samsung s23 when my last phone suddenly died and I only then realized thar it wasn’t compatible.
minus-squareRainbowblite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoThe joke is that GrapheneOS only works on Google Pixel phones.
minus-squaremagguzu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoYou can get a cheap refurb Pixel. The returns are very diminishing these days on new models anyway.
minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoFuck Google! Gives Google $900
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoEh, I got a used Pixel 8 for $350 or so, and it works great with GrapheneOS. My gold standard is a proper Linux phone, but those aren’t reliable enough yet, so using Google’s phone is the next best option.
I want to know, too. I got a Samsung s23 when my last phone suddenly died and I only then realized thar it wasn’t compatible.
The joke is that GrapheneOS only works on Google Pixel phones.
You can get a cheap refurb Pixel. The returns are very diminishing these days on new models anyway.
Fuck Google!
Gives Google $900
Eh, I got a used Pixel 8 for $350 or so, and it works great with GrapheneOS.
My gold standard is a proper Linux phone, but those aren’t reliable enough yet, so using Google’s phone is the next best option.