Focusing not just on thinkering but on usability as well
There is also Jolla phone.
OnePlus 6 + PostmarketOS (I run NixOS on mine but I’m weird). Seriously.
Is it possible to buy one anymore? Having NixOS on a phone sounds awesome
Well, you have to get one used :) It’s like 7 years old now
Are you getting volte on that? I have a 6t I’d love to try, but only if I can make phone calls.
No (well, in theory it could work but I didn’t manage to set up 81voltd). Regular calls via 3G networks do work.
Unfortunately all the carriers here (California - at least) have shut down their 3G networks.
I looked at this recently, and it really doesn’t look like any of them work as a daily driver. I ended up going with GrapheneOS in the end.
If you can, wait for the new jolla phone
Also Volla and Fairphone.
Hard to say without more context. I’d check the existing distributions and pick one that suits you. Their websites usually have lists with compatible devices.
PostmarketOS is interesting for tinkering, grapheneOS just works reliably. Everything else in between
OnePlus 6T probably, though phone calls arent properly working, at least on postmarketOS. Just get a Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it.
with which distro are not working? With every distro? :O Phone calls are pretty basic stuff I need honestly, I don’t want to use android either, even if it’s graphene or lineage
gOS is not the same. It will have the limitations of sideloading coming too. Functionality is not all there and pixels fund the oppressors.
Afaik the sideloding crackdown is tied to Google-certified ROMs, so Graphene won’t be affected, since Google-certified means that the OS has to ship GMS plus all the bullshit from Google.
Does the AOSP not affect graphene
AOSP != Google-certified Android.
I thought google maintained it?
They do, but anyone can fork it and remove this shit.
