Privacy-friendly phone: SHIFTphone 8.1 with iodéOS - NovaCustom
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With the SHIFTphone 8.1 running iodéOS, you get a privacy-friendly phone without Google that is modular and sustainable.

After extensive testing, it’s finally here: the new SHIFTphone 8.1 with iodéOS is now available at NovaCustom! It’s a privacy-friendly phone that’s not only user-friendly and secure, but also sustainable and fully modular. This smartphone stands for privacy, security, freedom of choice, and repairability: values that perfectly align with NovaCustom’s mission.

Why NovaCustom and SHIFTphone are the perfect match

At NovaCustom, we believe that users should have control over their own hardware and software. The SHIFTphone is perfect for this in terms of hardware: it has a modular design and is easy to repair. In terms of software, the original product is less than ideal: it comes with Google software as standard. NovaCustom replaces that software with iodéOS by default. This is an operating system without Google services (only microG, but it can also work without it!). This gives you a privacy-friendly phone with maximum control over your data.

Fully modular and customizable

Modular Smartphone
NovaCustom launches the SHIFTphone 8.1

Whether you want to replace a screen, insert a new battery, or simply tinker with your smartphone yourself, the SHIFTphone makes it possible. No glue, no frustration, just pure freedom. NovaCustom has been supporting this principle for years with configurable laptops, and now we are bringing that same idea to smartphones.

  • d-RLY?@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Looks nice, and good to learn about more phones that are repairable. Since they don’t mention it (or at least I didn’t see it), I am guessing they don’t have an IP protection for liquid/dust.

    I already don’t like to trust my Galaxy S24 (or previous models that have had submersion ratings) enough to just jump into a pool or tubing. Though I do like knowing it would likely be fine if I get pushed/fall in (recently went to a GWAR show and didn’t have to worry every time I got sprayed). But wouldn’t mind some amount of adhesive (some versions aren’t very hard to deal with) to handle sudden heavy rain or a large drink/pitcher gets knocked over (or getting sprayed like the show above) onto my phone.

    Would also be cool if they had an aux jack with a good DAC to at least be a solid option for a audio player. I got an LG V30 last year after seeing how much love they have by users, and have been using it solely as an offline music/audiobook/podcast player. All the physical kill switches and being able to easily remove stuff like cameras or other bits I don’t need would be kind of cool.