#FuckAndroid its time for #MobileLinux

google has made it clear time and time again that they are not intrested in android being driven by the community.

android and aosp are so far apart from each other nowadays that it is difficult to call android "open source"

i am committed to this. I will be selling my pixel 9 and sony xperia and purchasing a fairphone 5 (which just in march announced actual VoLTE support on Ubuntu Touch!!!)
am i stirring the pot? partially. but google refused to take basic critique into account from the community on a whole other level this time. and i am sick and tired of this. and you should be to.
@micr0 I am down to the point that I'd want to ask @fairphone whether they'll unpatch whatever the fuck signature / debeloper cert requirements #Google will put into #Android in their ROMs if not offer fully #degoogled devices from the get-go!

@kkarhan they already do offer a deoogled rom version! https://shop.fairphone.com/fairphone-5-e-operating-system

its still android but its degoogled

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@micr0 @kkarhan update: you can apparently install e-os manually on the FP6 now; https://e.foundation/installer/ I'm glad it's here now

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Also would personally still rather use LineageOS, it's not that it's bad but /e/-os comes with its own alternatives like them having a nextcloud server and what not, but I already have that myself and I'd rather just have my own servers involved.

Edit: not for the FP5 of course, that one already has it public! Just for the FP6 they haven't yet.

/e/OS Installer

@anthropy @micr0 AFAICK the Apps by @e_mydata ain't specifically locked to their Services and you can much easier configure your own @nextcloud / #Nextcloud server instead.

I wished fairphone would make #eOS and #LineageOS the default and charge extra for #GooglePlay / #Google'd devices instead of the other way around.

In fact I wish for #SmallerSmartphones instead of #Phablets.

Cuz I'd rather have a "#THICC #CHONKER" than a flimsy glass-sandwich...

@anthropy @micr0 @e_mydata

Or is it too much to ask to get a #smol #smartphone that has:

  • 3,5mm TRRS jack (CTIA prefered, but NATO standard is also okay!)
  • #microSD slot (cuz convenient - ideally the internal storage was also on a microSD and fully replaceable. I don't expect socketed RAM tho.
  • real #DualSIM ( #eSIM is not a valid substitute for a 2nd #SIM slot! If an OEM want they can just include 1-2 #eSIMcard|s thst are progammable with #nLPA / #MiniLPA in addition to two fully-functional SIM slots…)
  • #ToolfreeSwappableBatteries (ideally just industry-standard cells like 18650 or 21700 #LiFePO4 - potentially even 2 for #HotSwapping!)

Yes I know it'll look like an #Iridium 9555 or #IridiumExtreme (PTT), but I care about #functionality and #Repairability ...

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