From a privacy standpoint, is it safer to get a Samsung or xiaomi phone and put something like lineage on it? It’s been years since I put a third party OS on my phone.
Safer than say, the stock OS, using their App Store
I know the librem exists, but I don’t think it has much support with respect to Apps. I need some kind of balance between privacy and usability, if that exists. Pine phone??
@gritnot there is also a new os that was released recently; https://calyxos.org/
You can install their app store or use f-droid as well. It's best to get a phone that the government isnt watching and a phone that you have full control over especially since you would spend more than $500usd on one.
@lnx Thank you for the insight! I haven't done this stuff in a while so thought I'd ask around. Maybe I'll check out copperOS or calyxos. Just have to find a phone to use now - seems like pixel phones are the way to go.
