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1. Galip (Inactive) (galipesc@bobinas.p4g.club)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2019 15:41:02 UTC Galip (Inactive)

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   • Fairphone
   • switching.social
   @Fairphone You don't need googleplay services, for example, to search apps, we have #fdroid already. Even if you want google's apps in lineage (android) you can install them through apps that let you bypass register to googleapps...
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   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2019 15:53:17 UTC switching.social

     • Fairphone

     Just to follow up on the recent post about ethical phone makers @Fairphone , a number of people asked if there was a more ethical OS on it too.

     Fairphone comes with stock Google Android by default, but
     Fairphone also make their own de-googlised version of Android called Fairphone Open:

     https://code.fairphone.com

     It doesn't come with the Fairphone by default, but because it's provided by Fairphone themselves it's relatively easy to install:

     https://code.fairphone.com/projects/fp-osos/user/fairphone-open-source-os-installation-instructions.html

     #Fairphone #Android

   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2019 16:00:15 UTC switching.social

     • GoatsLive

     @GoatsLive

     Fairphone 3 coming soon (hopefully!) 🤞

   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2019 16:02:17 UTC switching.social

     • GoatsLive

     @GoatsLive

     The "word on the street" is that the new model will be unveiled on 27th August, so that's next Tuesday.

   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2019 16:05:15 UTC switching.social

     • GoatsLive

     @GoatsLive

     About pricing, bear in mind Fairphones cost a bit more than rivals' devices because Fairphone are trying to pay people a fair wage all down the supply chain, from factories to raw materials.

     As far as I know, no other phone manufacturer does this.

   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2019 16:31:00 UTC switching.social

     • Fairphone
     • The_Observer6955

     @The_Observer6955 @Fairphone

     Yup, good points.

     I'm guessing this is why it doesn't come on the phone by default.

     It would be a massive support headache for a small indie manufacturer if people buy a phone that can't do many common apps (which is unfortunately often the case with degooglised Android).

     Making a degooglised version optional but easy to install seems like the least worst compromise.

   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2019 18:41:27 UTC switching.social

     • Fairphone
     • antipodes café

     @antipodescafe @Fairphone

     Are you sure which OS you have?

     Fairphone OS and Fairphone Open are two different OSes. (The names are slightly confusing! :blobsmile: )

     Fairphone OS is basically Google Android and comes with the phone by default.

     Fairphone Open is degooglised and has to be installed.

   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2019 18:53:31 UTC switching.social

     • Fairphone
     • antipodes café

     @antipodescafe @Fairphone

     Ok, that's interesting. We'll have to see how things are on Fairphone 3.