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Dominion0236@lemmy.one to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

7 Things You Should Know Before Switching to GrapheneOS

www.howtogeek.com

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7 Things You Should Know Before Switching to GrapheneOS

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Dominion0236@lemmy.one to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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GrapheneOS has been around for a while, and it's a pretty neat piece of software.
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    https://endoflife.date/pixel This is for googles support. GOS may support a specific device a little longer than google but does not promise to and recomends getting a newer device.

    Pixel 8a looks real good right now.

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      Wait what do the android updates have to do with Graphene? Does the phone need to still be supported by Google and android for Graphene to be secure and work?

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        Yes. Many security updates come from upstream AOSP and then are put into GOS.

        So when a device has stopped getting AOSP updates, it is unreasonable for GOS to continue support it. They can and I believe they have applied more critical security patches to just barely EOL devices, but this isn’t promised or expected.

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          They could just apply the patches they do have like the main android ones. I think that is BS personally

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        https://grapheneos.org/faq#legacy-devices

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        Graphene stops shipping any updates after the Google deadline

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      5a is EoL so no headphone jack for you. This is a nonstarter for portable devices to me.

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        USB C to AUX adapters work for me.

        Having a secure and up to date device should likely be more important

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          Flimsy awkward adapters + having to choose between charging or audio? But they had matching earbuds with irreplaceable batteries to sell…

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            Ugreen sells a dual adapter. I’m sure other make one too. Don’t choose, just have both.

            https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Magnetic-Adapter-Charger-Charging/dp/B0CJXWJ596/

            As for flimsy, unless you get apple’s piece of crap, they are resonably durable. Headphone cables were never know for duarbilty either.

            Lastly, just leave the adapter plugged into your headphones or aux cable.

            I’ll agree, they are awkward and I do miss my headphone port, but the solution work around is not that deep.

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          It is great that works for you. However, you are not everyone

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