I want to mainly use it for privacy over its “security”. I don’t know what makes everyone fine with running it on fucking google pixels. Is there some kind of “low security” version or something for other phones? I’m so tired of certain organizations infiltrating privacy communities and making people believe in improving “security” by voluntarily giving up on privacy and using even non free software like that insecurities blog and other people.
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Because they are the only phones that allow relocking the bootloader with a custom ROM installed
I relocked my fairphone 5 with e/os, no problems what so ever
Fairphone is not a regular phone. It’s a very expensive niche product. I meant only regular and modern phones
@rusty @GolfNovemberUniform So can’t I ungoogled an old Huawey?
Depends on the exact model but you’ll most likely need a special unlock code which you can’t get anymore unless you buy it on a questionable website. Huawei phones are not meant to be unlocked. Buy a used Xiaomi instead
@GolfNovemberUniform Ok, thanks. My idea was to use old phones discarded by relatives so I can’t choose the model. Well, I’ll wait until they rule out another more easily model
Why would you want a locked bootloader? It’s helpful being able to switch OSs without losing all your data.
It’s not about it being locked. It’s being able to re-lock it after unlocking. You can unlock it, flash something like GrapheneOS on to it and then re-lock it. If it’s left unlocked, then anyone with a few minutes access to your phone could flash anything over the top allowing them to bypass the standard protections, install any app as at the system level.
Apparently some people are worried about its security vulnerabilities and locked bootloader is a requirement for GrapheneOS
Isn’t it necessary lock it to get verified boot?
Idk, what is verified boot?
A security feature: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/os/android-overview/#verified-boot
wat? that’s not true. I did that with my other android phones that have lineageos on it.
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