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would you wait for the Grapheneos-Motorola phone or buy a new pixel now? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by selfmate@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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There is no date of arrival for the motorola yet. I only read beginning of 2027. That could also be delayed. And if it is a phone with underwhelming specs, I wouldn't want to buy it either. But buying a pixel now means not buying a motorola soon.

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[–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Has there been any rumor of Google stopping GOS?

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

GOS came out with a statement detailing the continuation of Pixel support.

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114670995130379882

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

They say it's harder and harder to get AOSP and the Pixel 11 series have an upgraded 'more secure' proprietary chip set so they are unsure how long they will be able to continue support.

[–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Man, that’s such a bummer to hear. If only there was a Linux alternative.

[–] Monkey@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

There are Linux alternatives they just need a lot more work though before they could be used as a daily driver.

[–] jpv2390@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 days ago

Oh there is! https://commerce.jolla.com/pages/jolla-c2-true-linux-smartphone

Keep your eyes peeled. Maybe this is going to be the zero-point for main stream Linux phones. I'll have mine on Tuesday!