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Cake day: June 21st, 2023

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  • A last-gen refurbished pixel + GrapheneOS has been my go-to for years now. Gives me all the polished featured of flagship hardware with regular security updates and privacy.

    Bonus points, the google play compatibility shim means you can run 99% of apps that are on the play store.

    Just test the refurbished phone thoroughly on the stock os in case you need to swap it out.




  • You sound like the ideal candidate for a refurbished Pixel 7 / 8 from amazon.

    Test its hardware thoroughly on the stock os in case you need to return it.

    Install GrapheneOS using the Web installer.

    Install Droid-ify into your main profile from the f-droid web page. It looks much better than the official f-droid client and actually has a working auto-update

    Create a work profile. I use an app called Shelter as the work profile admin app. This allows you to auto freeze your big-tech apps to help with battery life / privacy. Install google services from the built-in GrapheneOS app store.

    Enjoy.











  • I’ve been using fedora on a small intel 6th gen or newer mini pc. I then cook up some custom launch scripts that cause JMP to run at login. I use cockpit and a CMK agent for remote monitoring and management.

    I got sick of the lack certificate management on Android TV and how much you need to do to make it reasonably private.

    If you are on the latest mesa drivers (hence fedora over a more LTS release), and you install Jellfin Media Player via flatpak, everything should just work with hardware decoding.