alt Hacker NewsTBH What I wanted from the world is AOSP distribution. Built similarly to GrapheneOS in terms of distribution, ease of install. But I just don't feel I need all these privacy enhancements and stuff, I'm perfectly fine with ordinary system compiled from Google sources with proper update schedule. Also I don't want to see anything installed out of the box, except maybe single app to install AOSP apps, F-Droid, Play Store, just APK from the given URL. So basically almost empty mobile OS which user fully customizes, no predefined choices, no custom patches.
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Same here. I've been trying to find a "plain Android" phone but everything seems heavily customised UI by the manufacturers now.
I just found out today I can't call anymore due to 3G ending in my city
I'm keen for a Motorola Graphene and then just install Google services anyway. For me the value is being freed from manufacturers UI and software
You could try https://iode.tech/iodeos/ or https://e.foundation/e-os/ but neither is as minimalist as you'd like.
tbh it sounds like you do want grapheneos :p
it's very minimal ootb and has a better update schedule than 95% of oems (alas)
you can install google play store & services from the app store, and pretty much everything will just work as you might imagine