215 sats \ 5 replies \ @final OP 17 Jun 2023 \ parent \ on: What should a phone for bitcoiners have? bitcoin
Been loudly and proudly using GrapheneOS with Pixels for a few years now. Unrivalled OS and a genius piece of work.
If I was building a phone from the ground up I'd use it as a base operating system for sure
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GrapheneOS explains here about the Pixel phone choice. TLDR: all the other Android OEMs cut security functionality when another OS is installed or are missing features GrapheneOS needs.
As for buying a Pixel I typically buy mine from a phone retailer, tell them I want "Handset only with no cellular data plan" or from a supermarket - never been asked for ID to just buy a phone before, maybe it's a country difference?
You could also buy secondhand or refurbished if you want, or get someone to purchase by proxy I guess
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I didn't know in some countries people had to show an ID to buy a phone and I am quite astonished by this. Until now i only knew this for alcohol. New or old I always bought a smartphone the same way I would buy a computer, I just give the money and I get it, never shown an ID.
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