Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves - This sustainable smartphone aims to reduce global electronic waste::In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

  • vanveen@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    How do you do if you need for work to use Google products? I would love to use alternative OS, but I cannot because of my job

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      7 months ago

      Lineage OS can work with Google services. Probably others too. But beware that unlocking the bootloader to install anything may disable some security

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        7 months ago

        You unlock during the e os install but it makes you relock after. Not aware of any additional security issues using this process

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      7 months ago

      Google services are not installed by default but you can install the play store and other google apps from the built in app store if you need them. The only thing I am lacking from stock is google pay because I haven’t installed any google services but I’m fine with that trade off.

      The built-in anti tracking and privacy features a very nice