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These Are the Best Alternatives to Google’s Android Operating System (Wired) (www.wired.com)
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Interesting article from a generalist magazine. According to it:

  • Best Preinstalled Phone: Fairphone 6 With /e/OS
  • Best for Pixel Phones: GrapheneOS
  • Best for Non-Pixel Phones: /e/OS
  • For the DIY Tinkerer: LineageOS
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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

GrapheneOS technically on paper supports RCS but I cant get it working and afaik most people can't get it working either (I think its more RCS works on GOS for some people with very specific carriers)

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They just released an update this month that has it working, I mean time will tell if it continues too but they specifically put a new permission in for this issue

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Maybe its an ATT issue but I use GOS and it doesn't work

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You do have to specifically turn it on

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2026021200

Top of the change log

To toggle the switch go to settings, apps, Google Play services sandboxed, play services special permissions and toggle the only available switch for icc

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Woah, it works now :3

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pretty fucking cool right?

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

is it though? messages are now going through google

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I mean I only use RCS with android users and open bubbles for iMessage, but the majority of my shit goes through signal