Had me until it mentioned "the cloud"
Does it force you to have data on the cloud? Or can you get by without using the cloud?
Simply put: I don't want anyone having my data anywhere apart from me and my device.
Does it force you to have data on the cloud? Or can you get by without using the cloud?
Simply put: I don't want anyone having my data anywhere apart from me and my device.
Unlike Google or Apple, you're not required to create a cloud account just to use your own device.
... asking for a friend ...
I obviously use my own nextcloud.
Some mircrog stuff is enabled by default, which means it does allow apps to talk to Google for eg. push messages. It's not much work to disable, though.
If you truly don't want that postmarketOS and a number of Linux distros work on some older phones and the pinephone now.
People are not dumb because they're not specialized in the same field as us.
And like the color of the Ford T, you will have the choice of your phone as long as it's a Pixel ;)
What apps are you writing for yourself on Graphene?
Have you considered being a maintainer for one of the companion apps/Graphene itself on a device? The project could really use you.