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minus-squareblunderworld@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoHow’s the security/privacy? I don’t expect it to be as good as Graphene, but I’m not interested in buying a Google phone. Is it good enough that I won’t have to worry about it? Any uses I should avoid on e/os?
minus-squareGravitywell.xYz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours agoJust make sure you can relock the bootloader after you install the e/os ROM or anyone with a USB cable can do as they please with your phones OS. AFAIK that feature is limited to pixel phones and some fair phones, so your options are a bit slim.
How’s the security/privacy? I don’t expect it to be as good as Graphene, but I’m not interested in buying a Google phone.
Is it good enough that I won’t have to worry about it? Any uses I should avoid on e/os?
Just make sure you can relock the bootloader after you install the e/os ROM or anyone with a USB cable can do as they please with your phones OS. AFAIK that feature is limited to pixel phones and some fair phones, so your options are a bit slim.