Brian DouglasWhat European alternatives do I have to apple and android phones?
Maximilien DantonFairphone with /e/OS, which is still android but the open source portion of android with EU alternatives.
There is the Jolla phone. Jolla as far as I can tell is not ready for public release yet.
The other option is a pixel phone that is unlocked. While it is still a US product, you can install GrapheneOS on it, which is made in Canada.
@infidel thanks.
I understand why many are “android based”, the scale of requirements. But even though android is partly open source it is still very much Google.
I wonder how Nokia did it back in the day… did they create a full operating system themselves. I remember all the quirky phone variants. I long for uniqueness in software.
@brianwdouglas I think Jolla is the successor to Meego. Sailfish is definitely unique. I actually think they had gesture based navigation before android did.
@infidel I must take a look at SailFish. I remember hearing about it a long time ago. But haven’t heard anything recently.