Hi All! I will have to buy a new phone in the near future and I’ve been lamenting about this question for a long time now. I originally wanted a Pixel for Graphene, but taking into account the recent changes to Android I am a bit worried: my biggest worry is in regards to Google’s app verificatio…

[image] enrcyptedfax: am planning to use my phone for my business I was going to type a longer response to answer what I thought of the other points and concerns you have but seeing this, I recommend iPhone. GrapheneOS I feel is primarily best suited for personal use and a personal device fo…

To answer for your other points nonetheless: F-Droid and FOSS app availability, etc. concern is valid but that is also a developing situation. Like most things, the real answer is that it depends. It’s hard to say conclusively what is going to happen today. I do believe open source apps will still …

[image] enrcyptedfax: I trust Apple more than I trust Google Heh, welcome aboard man :smile:

[image] anon57862721: Compartmentalization is important. Compartmentalisation is essential and not just on your mobile device, on all your devices. All you need to do then is make sure you are using the safest and most secure device for whatever it is you need/want to do. No one device (ios o…

[image] tauiode: is ever going to fulfill all your expectations. Bold claim. But it only depends on what your needs are in the first place. Many devices, apps, tools, software, etc. meets many people’s expectations for their own use cases and needs.

Maybe my expectations are just too high :thinking:, with three phones a tablet two desktops and a laptop. :hushed_face:

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Maybe my expectations are just too high , with three phones a tablet two desktops and a laptop.

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