<div dir="ltr">Which pure open source Android distribution are you using? I know the Pixel phones have an unlocked bootloader, and I previously used LineageOS but I remember hearing some issues with it from some Louis Rossmann videos.<br>Always disappointed that Samsung phones have a locked bootloader because they're so ubiquitous....</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 12:34 PM Mark Steffen <<a href="mailto:mark@steffen.ca">mark@steffen.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Sorry to hijack, is the best way to run degoogled AOSP still to buy a <br>
pixel and flash something like Calyx onto it?<br>
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On 2024-03-22 12:15 p.m., Doug Moen wrote:<br>
> Cool project. The software isn't open source, and they don't claim otherwise. It is "full android" including the Google app store, which is closed source.<br>
><br>
> I run a pure open source Android distro on my phone, with no google services running, but that means no play store. I use the Fdroid app store instead.<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, at 4:17 PM, Steve Izma wrote:<br>
>> The campaign owners don't claim that this is open hardware, and I<br>
>> assume many people are skeptical that Android is open source, but<br>
>> people (like me) may be interested in this phone because of the<br>
>> e-ink screen and qwerty keyboard:<br>
>> <<a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-minimal-phone-first-e-ink-qwerty-phone#" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-minimal-phone-first-e-ink-qwerty-phone#</a>><br>
>><br>
>> I've put in for one and they've got a crunch on to reach their<br>
>> funding goal. They've offered a deal if backers share a certain<br>
>> link that attracts other buyers, but I'm not using that. I just<br>
>> think it would be unfortunate if they don't reach their goal,<br>
>> because I think we need alternatives to the mainstream smartphone.<br>
>> These campaigns are always a risk, obviously.<br>
>><br>
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