mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoThe Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Softwarehackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square382linkfedilinkarrow-up11.32Karrow-down113
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minus-squarebaggachipz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·14 days agoFuck Google! Gives Google $900
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 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.
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 days agoI spent a mere $500 for my Pixel 9a. Most expensive phone I’ve ever owned. But at least I can send a text message from inside my house and make phones from out in my yard now.
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.
I spent a mere $500 for my Pixel 9a. Most expensive phone I’ve ever owned. But at least I can send a text message from inside my house and make phones from out in my yard now.