GrapheneOS and Motorola partnership for next privacy-protecting phone (piunikaweb.com)
from xav@programming.dev to world@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 11:25
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Mihies@programming.dev on 02 Mar 12:12 next collapse

Moar, please.

SinningStromgald@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 12:18 next collapse

Don’t think I have ever owned a Motorola phone but it seems I just might in 2027.

abbadon420@sh.itjust.works on 02 Mar 13:19 next collapse

My last one was in the naughts. When Nokia was still a market leader.

Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 02 Mar 13:30 next collapse

It’s been my main brand for a while now. Pretty good hardware with very few changes to base android. There are not many options in my country so from what’s available, Motorola is by far the best choice.

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works on 02 Mar 13:41 next collapse

I had the Razr V3M (the original one): It was a pretty solid phone.

Bazoogle@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 13:57 next collapse

I’ve had a couple and always installef LineageOS. A custom ROM with the ability to keep the bootloader locked will be nice

morto@piefed.social on 02 Mar 16:09 next collapse

In my experience, they have always been one of the less painful custom rom experiences, but for some reason, overlooked by the community

slampisko@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 20:28 collapse

Yeah no idea why people are sleeping on the Motos. I love mine

Agrivar@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 16:55 collapse

Funny, my carrier just offered a free phone upgrade and I ordered a Motorola at random because I was growing increasingly annoyed by my Samsung. Luck was with me!

affenlehrer@feddit.org on 02 Mar 12:28 next collapse

I’ve had a few moto phones and one edge, in general I was quite happy with them. Motorola doesn’t change the Android UI too much and only adds a few convenience functions.

Price / value ratio is also pretty good.

krigo666@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 13:18 next collapse

Lenovo is walking on the razor’s edge. They are still a chinese company and can’t help themselves. My G23 had Lenovo’s adware instaled after a version upgrade, kept pushing for Live Lock Screens. Had to uninstall the crap on the user through adb, just disabling it didn’t work.

You have to think and view this deal as GrapheneOS with Lenovo, not with Motorola.

ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml on 02 Mar 13:27 next collapse

razor’s edge

Razr’s edge

Bazoogle@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 13:56 next collapse

I installed LineageOS on my Motorola. No adware to be seen. With an entirely separate ROM I dont see how it could be a problem

magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 02 Mar 14:11 collapse

If you can load vanilla graphene on to it without compromise who gives a shit?

andrewta@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 14:52 collapse

Who cares? The people that aren’t technically adept and yet want out of Apple/Android.

magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 02 Mar 15:52 collapse

Installing graphene is requires you to plug your phone into your laptop running google chrome and:

  1. Visit a web page
  2. Click three buttons
  3. Click a setting in the settings menu on your phone
  4. Restart your phone

If you can’t do that then you’re already incapable of operating a phone, and therefore its a moot point.

If the issue is you cant find the information then your skill issue isn’t with tech its with using a search engine.

Stop infantalizing people, and maybe google and apple wont be able to use the widespread expectance of instant convenience to normalize corporate malware like they have for the past 15 years.

I’m so sick of people acting like reading a web page and clicking through an install wizard requires a fucking C.S. degree. Its both insulting to the average user, and those with more knowledge.

pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org on 02 Mar 16:42 next collapse

I think step two is where this person stops

magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 02 Mar 17:18 collapse

It tells you on the page which one to click, what’s the issue?

This is like getting mad and calling cars bullshit because you didn’t know to put fucking gas in your car.

pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org on 02 Mar 17:42 collapse

I’m calling the user dumb.

magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 02 Mar 18:41 collapse

They’re not dumb they’re just propagandized into being lazy.

Big tech companies convinced everyone their computers where magic and not machines they can understand if they put the effort into.

pigeonofparadise@lemmy.org on 02 Mar 18:44 collapse

Ok, propagandized? Please. They’re just fucking dumb as shit.

Not everything is a conspiracy.

magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 02 Mar 19:30 collapse

Its not a conspiracy to say companies know they can boil they users like frogs if they dangle the carrot of convenience over them.

Routinely doing this gets people used to it, which pushes the boundaries of what the next company can get away with.

andrewta@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 18:05 collapse

Ah the elitist attitude. “It’s easy for me do then it’s easy for everyone” “if you can’t do it then there’s something wrong with you”

Which ignores the fact that way too many apps and websites have their interfaces totally fucked up. So because of that many people just get really confused and then can’t figure it out.

Yeah maybe graphene might be different. But that is not the point. The point is most sites and apps are almost unusable. So when you tell someone to change their o/s they get the idea that it’s impossible and don’t look. So instead of pulling a crappy attitude try looking at it from the other side.

Either way. Have a nice day. Bye.

magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 02 Mar 18:33 collapse

Yeah maybe graphene might be different. But that is not the point. The point is most sites and apps are almost unusable. So when you tell someone to change their o/s they get the idea that it’s impossible and don’t look.

Yes it absolutely is and this is literally the problem I’m pointing out.

When you say its too hard it implies its because its difficult, which means it needs to be made easy.

Your issue is not educational, nor accessibility. Its that you don’t want to put fucking effort in. You want it to be done for you.

That’s it. That’s literally what I’ve been trying to get out of you fucks forever. That its not how hard something is. Its that you need it spoon fed.

You should feel shame for that.

Everyone who expects that should.

You’re an adult, you should be able to put effort into the machines that run your daily life.

Elitism means I think I’m better than you because I’m smarter, I don’t. I think you’re being a lazy fuck, and are capable of doing basic things, but don’t want to, its right here in your comment:

they don’t look

You’re capable, you just don’t.

This is like bitching you didn’t know your car needed gas or an oil change, then blaming it on the people who knew.

dan1101@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 13:19 next collapse

That’s great, if I was going to pick a phone brand for Graphene it would be Motorola.

Bazoogle@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 13:55 collapse

Gotta have that shake flashlight

CADmonkey@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 14:18 next collapse

I miss that on my x4

chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 14:58 collapse

My Moto Edge has it. It’s so natural and I love it.

user224@lemmy.sdf.org on 02 Mar 17:39 collapse

I’d prefer programmable button(s) like my current phone has.
Now, it’s a Ulefone, so in the full Ulefone spirit the software is bugged out due to power saving and often breaks with locked screen (only for the large flashlight).

user224@lemmy.sdf.org on 02 Mar 17:29 next collapse

I really, really miss the fingerprint scanner navigation from my Moto G5s Plus. Unfortunately, nowadays phones have minimal bezels, so it’s not possible.
And yes, I would prefer bezels and 16:9 screen. It’s much easier to hold it that way. Or at least enough to get rid of cut-outs and curved corners. Give me all my pixels!

But also there was volume button music control, so I could skip songs without using the screen. Very useful at night, but also when just having the phone in a pocket.
Tap to adjust volume, hold to skip.

dan1101@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 18:18 collapse

Shake flashlight and twist camera, I use both every single day.

philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.club on 02 Mar 21:05 collapse

What’s a twist camera?

Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 13:20 next collapse

Im pretty simple. I’d like decent cameras and microsd card expansion.

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works on 02 Mar 13:40 next collapse

Well, well, well, my next phone might just be a Motorola!

Luffy879@lemmy.ml on 02 Mar 14:28 next collapse

motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions…

to expand Motorola’s B2B ecosystem with advanced security

Its probably gonna be their Thinkphone, currently they are about 500€ a piece, with a subscription for various business things

Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 02 Mar 14:44 next collapse

Here’s hoping they’ve got a larger version of phone for whatever they end up with. The price gap for the pixel 9 XL (i got big hands, i couldn’t type reliably on a base model size) was kinda nuts

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca on 02 Mar 16:07 next collapse

If it ain’t got a jack, I gotta send it back.

nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 02 Mar 17:49 next collapse

I hope it’s a flip phone with 12 buttons on it

intrepid@lemmy.ca on 02 Mar 18:13 collapse

I will take any trash at this point, considering to hell hole that the smartphone market is now.

demizerone@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 18:45 next collapse

Prob my next phone.

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca on 02 Mar 18:57 next collapse

Please don’t have a shit camera and I’m all in

philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.club on 02 Mar 21:05 collapse

Yeah that’s a worry eh. My phone I have now has a phenomenal camera. It’s the main reason I bought it.

I’m quite happy to have zero AI integration and pay a premium for an amazing camera.

I want this to be great but I worry they are going to have to make too many compromises AND it will still be expensive.

This is obviously all conjecture so I’m looking forward to seeing the specs

zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 02 Mar 19:09 next collapse

Dear Santa…

  • HW switches
  • repairable

That’s all I want. Thank you.

Bluefruit@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 21:06 collapse

I would also take a headphone jack if we could swing that.

jimerson@lemmy.world on 02 Mar 19:18 next collapse

I love my razr 2024, but I’ve been patiently waiting for graphene to support a decent non-google phone. Looks like I’m about to get the best of both worlds!

kandoh@reddthat.com on 02 Mar 20:59 collapse

If it has expandable memory, I’m in