LineageOS isn’t quite as hardline about the hardware having specific security features, and works on a BUNCH more phones. Maybe even your current one. If not, it’s a lot easier to avoid Google buying for Lineage support than for Graphene.
How do I reliably tell an unlockable bootloader from just a carrier unlocked device that may still have a carrier firmware that prevents bootloader unlocking?
I’m not sure I understand your question. If you’re in the US do not buy a Verizon model. If It’s a Verizon model there’s nothing you can do with it. If the phone was purchased directly from Google it will be unlocked. It should be unlocked from most carriers I believe.
Sadly GrapheneOS only supports pixel phones and I refuse to give more money to Google.
LineageOS isn’t quite as hardline about the hardware having specific security features, and works on a BUNCH more phones. Maybe even your current one. If not, it’s a lot easier to avoid Google buying for Lineage support than for Graphene.
– Frost
Motorola is making a graphene os phone soon I think
Buy a used one, that’s what I did. Google didn’t make a dime off of me.
How do I reliably tell an unlockable bootloader from just a carrier unlocked device that may still have a carrier firmware that prevents bootloader unlocking?
I’m not sure I understand your question. If you’re in the US do not buy a Verizon model. If It’s a Verizon model there’s nothing you can do with it. If the phone was purchased directly from Google it will be unlocked. It should be unlocked from most carriers I believe.
Swappa.com buy used.
Buy a used pixel 2nd hand.
I didn’t know that. There is also LineageOS that supports a wider range of phones.
/e/OS is a degoogled fork of lineageOS that supports my fairphone, So I’ll probably switch to that.