I have now a pixel 8, which was working OK from the past 8 months and using grapheneos. Unfortunately, today out of nowhere got the green screen bug (searched around, this seems to be really a thing with pixel 8 and some pixel 7). This really stroke me a nerve. Previously I had a pixel 5 which at some point also got screen problems and later the speaker piece just straight up did not work properly. And now this with the pixel 8.

So my question is: what other phones could potentially be used with a custom ROM that allow bootloader relocking? Other Roms can be something like divest or calyx (I used calyx before, so I am fairly familiar with it).

It really pisses me off the only option until now are pixel phones for proper relocking (from what I know from a while back), and then they have these annoying issues. It makes my skin crawl, but if required I would change to an iPhone (and throwaway a lot of things that android is actually superior, such as proper tor browser, VPN split tunneling, work/user profiles, no bloody account to use a phone).

Thanks for the responses in advance.

  • @[email protected]
    3•1 month ago

    Any supported phone with lineage OS? Primacy is really good but not as much security focused as GOS

    • @ZeDoTelhadoOP
      2•1 month ago

      That was my first thinking. But then again, no relocking makes things a lot harder

      • @[email protected]
        1•1 month ago

        Only the pixels phones allow for relocking the bootloader with a custom ROM. Might be possible on a few other devices when jumping true a load of hoops and potentially bricking the device.