@AAKL@macrumors This ad does a good job at showing how creepy the data collection companies are doing is, but I'd still say it's better to buy a Pixel and put #GrapheneOS on it if you care about privacy. Apple can talk all they want, but unless they publish the source code, there's no way for the public to check what they're actually doing. Although for people who don't want to take that effort, I'd say an iPhone is a good option.
With the #Pixel#tablet out, my desire to get rid of my #phone altogether is up again.
Just give me a #Smartwatch that can work standalone, has telephony, Signal+Navigation+Audio Streaming, and I'll get rid of my phone. NFC Payment optional plus, but please using #GrapheneOS.
In my mind, the watch wouldn't even require any port (thus fully water proof) and would attach to a display-less "fitness bracelet" you could even wear while sleeping. At night, you detach it and put it on a night stand for wireless charging. By day, you re-attach it, it reverse-charges the bracelet.
Paired with #BLE Audio it'd be the perfect device for me. Can't really lose it, flush it down the toilet, don't need to figure out where to transport it (my pockets are even too small for Pixel 6a..., or nonexistent), or need to be worried about water.
First experimental release of GrapheneOS for Pixel 7a is available. Can be installed via our staging site web installer or downloaded from the releases page for CLI install.
We currently sign our factory images releases with the signify tool from OpenBSD. It provides tiny signatures that are easy to verify on any distribution with signify in their repositories. This is much less important than in the past because you can verify the completed install.
We'll be heavily prioritizing adding support for the Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold. It has been years since we supported a tablet (Nexus 9) and there will likely be additional work to support the form factor properly. Pixel Fold is a new form factor and may be difficult.
If you're in the market for an Android OS that respects your privacy, has secure defaults, and still enables you to use Google apps and Play store apps on your own terms - I highly recommend it. Great experience using it so far.
Latest release addresses the privacy issue brought to our attention by NitroKey with Qualcomm SoC devices by stopping xtra-daemon from sending the SoC serial number in the HTTPS User-Agent header: