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With all the ad shenanigans going on with Google, would you still buy a Pixel phone?
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Pixel GrapheneOS gangggg
I'm tempted to install graphene, but I use google wallet for payment frequently and don't want to lose that feature... Is there still no way around that?
You know I was in this dilemma too, and I just decided that my card was fine to tap with rather than my phone. I keep my DL and CC on my phone, so tapping is just about as easy.
you could use shelter to create a work profile with google services framework installed.. then freeze the profile when not in use
you can still use google wallet. Just can't use tap-to-pay. (not really a big deal for me because Walmart, which is really the only grocery store I shop at, doesn't even support tap-to-pay like the tech-hating bastards that they are grumble grumble)
Come to canada, we be tappin' up here
Sell me on graphene.
It's really the only choice for a secure and FOSS mobile device. GOS addresses most of the SIGINT associated with phone tracking.
https://grapheneos.org/features
Sad samsung noises...