When i was considerong buying a fairphone, fairphones with e/os came up and wondered if it was a good option for privacy.

I do not like pixels, and would love nothing to do with that phone. I prefer my one plus and if i can keep that still have my privacy, that would be nice.

E/os can be put on different android phones my one plus included.

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    5 days ago

    Oneplus is a bad choice since you can’t lock the bootloader if you flash a custom ROM. If you have to use it, then do it until it breaks. Any custom ROM is better than stock privacy wise.

    But with unlocked bootloader there is a security issue.

    at very min you want a a phone with custom ROM that can have its bootloader relocked. Oneplus won’t do it, in 2022 they explicitly made this decision. SO fuck them.

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      4 days ago

      Interesting! Thats wild. What does locking the bootloader do?

      I just like it because the camera is fire and it feels nice. I also feel like its the perfect size. I thinks thats my aestethics for one plus. I was trying to think about why i love one plus so much🤣. Also the phone is hardy, ive dropped it so many times.