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21 sats \ 6 replies \ @nullama 29 Aug 2023 \ on: google has made itself obsolete tech

Yeah, Google started great, with their amazing search and then they added a fantastic email.

Then they started slowly changing for worse. The first pixels were great, no bloat. The current Pixels are basically the same as Samsung in terms of uninstallable bloatware. No thanks.

By the way, you don't need to root the phone to install GrapheneOS though. Highly recommended.

Ironically, it works on Pixels.

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @drlh 15 Nov

Wait are there phones that require root to install GrapheneOS?

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @nullama 15 Nov

Other OSs require root

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @drlh 16 Nov

Even postmarket os and ubuntu touch doesn't need root. For flashes I remember requiring only unlocking bootloader.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @bren 15 Nov

Aren't they ending the Pixel line, or is that just the Chromebook Pixel?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullama 16 Nov

Where did you read that?, the official site says they support all the latest pixels, and I don't see a reason for them to stop supporting pixels:

https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices

GrapheneOS has official production support for the following devices:

Pixel 9 Pro Fold (comet)
Pixel 9 Pro XL (komodo)
Pixel 9 Pro (caiman)
Pixel 9 (tokay)
Pixel 8a (akita)
Pixel 8 Pro (husky)
Pixel 8 (shiba)
Pixel Fold (felix)
Pixel Tablet (tangorpro)
Pixel 7a (lynx)
Pixel 7 Pro (cheetah)
Pixel 7 (panther)
Pixel 6a (bluejay)
Pixel 6 Pro (raven)
Pixel 6 (oriole)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bren 16 Nov

Thanks. It must be the Chromebook Pixel I was thinking about.