As the title says, I want to finally degoogle (completely) my life. I’ve found a Pixel 7 8/128 for ~270€ (or pixel 8? ~470€ but no white :c) it’s refurbished so google doesn’t get a shit from me.
I’m curious to know if:
- You can change the default icons color (black and gray-ish in the image) or is based on the wallpaper
- The camera app is good. Not going to make professional pics or videos but I still want to use it to take pics and a good quality is important. Tried their camera on a phone and the bottom menu to switch mode (picture/video/night mode/etc) was buggy
- Battery life is better/worse than stock Android (if anyone tried that)
- How the sandboxed play services work
- Anything else that I should know about. Some people say it’s good, some it’s bad so I’m curious to know.
I’m still looking for a good maps replacement, Organic Map is not the best because it’s missing a lot of places where I live. I wish there was a google wallet Foss alternative… I needed it to use my card with the phone (rare but still possible!)
Help a new user to fully leave shitty phone companies
The comment also assumes that you even care if Google made a profit on the sale.
I for one think that “voting with your dollar” is (neo)liberal, individualistic politics that produce almost nothing aside from feel-good vibes. And I’m not the only one to think it: “Voting With Your Dollars” Is an Antidemocratic Illusion
Thank you for the article, I added to my reading list!
The only answer is getting a phone from a manufacture that is not google or a major brand, that runs linux. linux on mobile devices from what i’m told is not a mature product yet.