I’ve been on a journey to completely decouple from big tech for a while now.
It’s been fairly successful from a combo of self hosting via unraid, exploring alternatives like Proton, and running my blog via Pika.
One thing that bugged me was continuing to use Google’s hardware via a Pixel phone. While I’ve been running GrapheneOS for well over a year now, it still felt icky.
After a lot of studying, I’ve jumped head first into a Fairphone 6. The problem though is they don’t directly support the US market. However, you can buy the same device for a premium with e /os/ installed here.
I bit the bullet, and snagged the phone and several accessories.
I gave e /os/ a try, but it’s just not for me. I ended up putting iodeOS on it. No google logins needed. The only google owned product I still use is Waze. I’ve tried so many of the alternative options, but keep getting pulled back. I did really like Magic Earth, but they have taken a piss as of late.
Over all very happy with the phone. While its no hot rod, I’m enamored by Fairphone’s core beliefs and goals, and love to be part of the journey. I did have to slap on a mag safe ring on the back. Way to many accessories and mounts all over my house and cars to live without.