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How private is a fairphone?

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I’m thinking of getting a fairphone in the future. I like that they are modular and last a while. Are they easily customizable to where I can flash a different ROM? Is the default configuration private?

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ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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The stock Fairphone runs the stock full-blown Google spyware stack. Privacy isn’t Fairphone’s selling point: it’s repairability.

You can install CalyxOS very easily on it however. That’s what I’m rocking on my Fairphone 4, and it’s great. I have no issues with it.

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skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
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As others said, it’s pretty stock android so… Bad. But you can buy it from Murena pre-flashed with e/os and then have a stock phone with a locked bootloader running a decently private OS. The bootloader is unlockable if you so wish.

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Lemmchen@feddit.org
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Is the bootloader relockable with my own keys?

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Y5QcY2Cu9@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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The CalyxOS installer does that AFAIK, so it should be supported

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skarn@discuss.tchncs.de
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Yes, it’s relockable. You are welcome to Google for more, I had done some research a while ago.

I plan to brush up and switch my own FP4 to e/os during the holidays.

Edit: Google it on any search engine you like ;-)

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0x0@programming.dev
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Fairly private.

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

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unfinished | 🇵🇸@lemmy.ml
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It’s not tho…

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cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml
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I am happy running CalyxOS on my FP4. Bootloader is relockable as well, which is nice for security.

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Matombo@feddit.org
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fairphone offically supports /e/OS as a private option

also unlockable bootloader if you want to run linage for example

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