• Matt@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    Remember kids, always buy Google Pixels (or any other good phone where you can swap AVB keys) and flash GrapheneOS/LineageOS on it.

    This is purely bound to official Google Mobile Services and to the Play store. So the degoogled Android ROMs will help.

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        Unfortunately can be kinda risky, as a pixel that was originally purchased through a Verizon plan has a locked bootloader thst I’ve read Verizon doesn’t generally unlock even after they unlock the carrier restriction, making it impossible to install GrapheneOS on. For those that go the used route, make sure it was not a Verizon phone.

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          AFAIK Orange (the Slovak one) doesn’t do carrier locks. Also I saw the same with other EU operators.