Hi. I just got a new phone (Motorola) and spent a bunch of time manually removing access to location etc. I hate Google so much, “don’t do evil” my ass. I’m just looking for my blindspots. Im not in tech so, what should be disabled to keep my phone private?

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      2 months ago

      Yes, but it supports a wide range of devices, has no telemetry and is available sans gapps so is a considerable improvement over stock.

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        2 months ago

        Well, they still usually use test keys and don’t support AVB yellow (which doesn’t concern me because my phone is old enough it doesn’t support AVB anyway).

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          Yes, which is why I’ve moved on from LineageOS on Poco 4 to GrapheneOS on Pixel 7a and Pixel tablet. Should GOS become nonviable then we would have to regress to LineageOS or Linux.

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            Wow, some people can afford phones. I can’t just buy a phone for 400€. I have a 2017 Redmi 4x i got for free from my dad. Hopefully my next phone will be a device with GOS.

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              I paid 330 EUR new for the 7a, but refurbished would have been cheaper. My Lineage OS device was 200 EUR new. Pixel premium is freedom tax.