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Hey! Avoid Google by buying a phone from... GOOGLE!
Seriously. I wish the devs would work on bringing the OS to Samsung phones instead. They're just as popular, if not more than Google Pixel phones.
Part of the issue is that the latest version of Samsung's OneUI completely removes the option to unlock the bootloader. More technical info on the (xda forum).
Aw crap. OK then.
I didn't know that.
I keep bitching about my Galaxy Tab A9+ and I will till the day I die. I fucking hate that thing for not having any Custom ROMs, and I despise the fact that it doesn't allow OEM unlocking (afaik). I mean, it was a gift, so I still appreciate it, but MAN will I never buy Samsung with my own money ever.
Anyway I wish people would stop crying for Samsung Graphene while knowing full well that Samsung is essentially the Apple of the Android world; Locked down to all hell.
It'd be nice to not have to buy Google anything, but i want security, to be able to use most pf my apps, and I don wanna buy a Chinese phone, so here we are.
I'm not due to replace my Samsung Xcover with a headphone jack and removable battery for a while yet, I got it in March 2024...
But when I do in a few years, I'd like the Jolla phone as its app support probably has matured at that point.
Pixels have better security features than Samsung and doesn't prevent you from using third party OSes.
More details here: https://grapheneos.org/faq#recommended-devices
What I don't get is that is
Buy the phone used?
Also Samsung hasn't allowed unlocked bootloader's in a fucking minute nor do they publish their device trees
You can find pixels on swappa and not give Google your money.
I'm looking for a Pixel 9 Pro as an upgrade for my existing 7 Pro and it's cheaper used (obviously).
Just buy refurbished. Better for the environment too.