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hiitsmyaccounton There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027

> buy a trump phone then graphene

Did you mean "than"?

I love Linux (been using it as my daily desktop for decades), but we're a long ways off from a true Linux phone.

hiitsmyaccounton There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027

The Pixel 11s have been a decent downgrade from the 10s. You might want to consider getting a 10 or 10a while they're still cheap.

hiitsmyaccounton A website for debloated open source alternatives

Not able to access the site on Firefox "Error Code: SSL_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR_ALERT"

hiitsmyaccounton Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo

Regardless of a datacenter being for AI or not, NIMBY applies to everyone. I look forward to these totally probable datacenters in space.

hiitsmyaccounton After Losses, Retail Investors Flock to 3x Leverage as 2x Product Are Restricted

It's a quote, and somewhat of a figure of speech. Also Charlie was born in 1924; he was literally of a different era.

hiitsmyaccounton Zigbee vs. Matter over Thread:Understanding IoT Protocol Performance in Practice

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hiitsmyaccounton Zigbee vs. Matter over Thread:Understanding IoT Protocol Performance in Practice

I have a Unifi home network with two Wifi 7 access points and gigabit ethernet. For home automation, I went with ZWave and do not regret it at all. It's been rock solid and I've never felt the need to get a dongle to debug the traffic. I don't want to be working through all of the WiFi baggage with my home automation devices. I recently introduced some Zigbee bulbs (hue and cheapos from Amazon) and they've been mostly "fine", albeit with lower range.

hiitsmyaccounton GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

Yes, I mean MDM work profiles. I play an IT guy at work and am a Google Workspace admin. We have it running in BYOD mode and it's actually not intrusive at all. The most sensitive data you can see as an admin is what apps are installed in the work profile, the phone's make + model, and the version of Android. Nothing like location, charge level, or anything outside of the work profile. I'm fine with running it on my personal device (I actually really like the way it functions), but it's borked on current versions of GOS.

hiitsmyaccounton GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

I use GBoard on GrapheneOS. I just deny it network permission so it can't phone home.

hiitsmyaccounton GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

Yes, you install the Google Play store via the GrapheneOS App Store. The OS comes with like 5 apps out of the box. The rest is up to you.

Biggest caveats that I've encountered: tap to pay via Google Wallet is a no go, Android Auto can be flaky, MDM managed work profiles don't work at the moment, and some apps that use the Google Play integrity API fail to validate and refuse to work (I've only encountered one app that fails, and plenty others that work.)

In general, I'm moving towards a de-Googled life and GrapheneOS is a great entrypoint towards that.