Everyone that cares about security or privacy is working on custom android ROMs since there is no actual benefit to Apple hardware or software at this point in history. Plus you save money buying a Pixel device.
Google is doing their best to strangle those too, by only releasing their source code when a new major Android release comes out. Custom ROM developers then have to rebase and integrate several months of commits all at once, with nowhere near enough time or resources to actually vet more than a tiny fraction of the changes.
Not everyone. Depending where you live there’s no devices available that are compatible with secure custom ROMs (you might be able to deGoogle, but that’s different from being secure).
Your security doesn’t just depend on what flavour of AOSP you decide to use. I’m assuming you’re referring to GrapheneOS, which is only compatible with Pixel devices. Your threat model is also highly relevant. Depending on who you are and what you do, you can be perfectly secure on say LineageOS, which will run on a large variety of devices.
assassassin@fedinsfw.app 3 weeks ago
Damn..
So the dream is dead?
marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Everyone that cares about security or privacy is working on custom android ROMs since there is no actual benefit to Apple hardware or software at this point in history. Plus you save money buying a Pixel device.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Google is doing their best to strangle those too, by only releasing their source code when a new major Android release comes out. Custom ROM developers then have to rebase and integrate several months of commits all at once, with nowhere near enough time or resources to actually vet more than a tiny fraction of the changes.
Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Not everyone. Depending where you live there’s no devices available that are compatible with secure custom ROMs (you might be able to deGoogle, but that’s different from being secure).
xep@discuss.online 2 weeks ago
Your security doesn’t just depend on what flavour of AOSP you decide to use. I’m assuming you’re referring to GrapheneOS, which is only compatible with Pixel devices. Your threat model is also highly relevant. Depending on who you are and what you do, you can be perfectly secure on say LineageOS, which will run on a large variety of devices.