alt Hacker NewsGrapheneOS is great. But that currently means you have to buy a phone from Google to work around Google looking down Android.
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troyvit • yesterday at 9:56 PM
When I do this for family I buy a used pixel. Then no dollar goes directly back to Google.
palata • yesterday at 8:57 PM
They say they will announce a partnership with a major OEM manufacturer in March 2026!
True. I'm really happy that they are working with an OEM to bring an alternative in 2027. Until then:
- A refurbished Pixel works (except some weird Verizon locking that I heard about the other day).
- Pixels get really heavily discounted near the end of the cycle (e.g. 9a currently). Google probably doesn't make much on it if you are opting out of your ecosystem.