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aa1, 5 days ago

Yes you can! Your offline backup is inside the app data (you need a file manager to access the folder). If you use a Samsung Device, i think you won’t be able to see it unless you plug the phone on your PC.

aa1, 5 days ago

Hi! One thing you could consider is using GrapheneOS which supports Android Auto without special priviliges!

9to5google.com/2024/…/graphene-os-android-auto/

grapheneos.org/usage#android-auto

aa1, 9 days ago

Hi! I know this option doesn’t respect the second point of your list. That beijg said, if i was you i would buy a Google Pixel 7 or 8 and then i would put GrapheneOS on it!

aa1, 15 days ago

Hi! While your idea is understandable, i think we have to think about one thing: what about other vendors ? It’s not like Samsung, Xiaomi, Fairphone etc. run on open source hardware. If you use any smarthpone, you have to accept you’ll use closed source hardware. That being said, if we speak about hardware quality Google Pixels are the best ones, that’s because you can install an alternative operating system without compromise the device’s security. It does not make sense to go “fuck Google” and then buy another smartphone which came from a company that does the extact same thing - spy on you - but without the possibilty to install an alternative OS.

As a second thought, i think the theory “Google puts backdoors on Pixels to spy on users” has a big fallacy: Google already do that, but with a clear and legal privacy policy (photos, documents, backups, contacts, messages, emails, search history, location history and so on – they can literally see everything about you). So, why they should do something illegal ? And for what purpose ? People put all their life on a service which does not encrypt anything, and if police needs data they can ask google and Google will give data to them. No backdoor needed.

Now, i’m not defending Google, of course. I’m just saying, hardware wise (and if you think about using an alternative privacy oriented OS) Google Pixels are the best choice.

A lot more has to put regarding this topic, but i don’t have time to give you more information, i’m sorry :(

I will link the GrapheneOS’s FAQ: grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices

aa1, 18 days ago

I really like the project! Keep it up!

aa1, 20 days ago

Typical. Why they are killing their own product with these shitty decisions ? (Retorical question)