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   :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 16:49:28 JST :blobcathug:
   Recently i saw an article about a German Startup creating a privacy focused Phone:
   https://volla.online/
   I do like that they promote Ubuntu Touch and i do like that they created a Google Free Custom Rom.
   But when it comes to my experience with Android, i do have critics on almost every Phone Manufacturer.
   For a few years, phones have been sold again and again with the principle that they use AOSP and do not change much and have a long support.
   While the manufacturers keep their promise, most manufacturers are lagging behind with updates and this is a big issue when it comes to security.
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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 16:53:46 JST :blobcathug:

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     @critical :blobcatgoogly: i guess ublock removes that one
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     Critical (critical@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 16:53:47 JST Critical

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     @Jain well, they already failed with their cookie banner... :ablobcatnomcookie:
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     rick (rick@a.n0id.space)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 16:57:06 JST rick

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     @Jain at least fairphone tries to deliver that. Well not in the best experience, but i believe them they say they try. And yeah, its not a privacy focused rom.
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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 17:00:58 JST :blobcathug:

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     @a1ba tbh, i dont have much knowledge of the process beside that they made a cut and deliver most of the android updates independent of the phone specific stuff now, which is a good idea.
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     :umu: :umu: (a1ba@suya.place)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 17:01:00 JST :umu: :umu:

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     @Jain the way newer Android versions are distributed to the SoC vendors and then to device vendors, leaves a lot to be desired.
     
     I guess security patches can be just merged by device vendors but again they have to wait for AOSP tag release.
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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 17:04:34 JST :blobcathug:

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     @kura @a1ba thats not my experience tho...
     especially if someone wants a ungoogled rom, i always recommend google phones :blobcatrainbow: this irony :blobcatgiggle2:
     they are the nearest to AOSP and have a big community. Both of this aspects lead to having the most recent updates while your phone is hardened
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     ?? くら Woomy (kura@z0ne.social)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 17:04:35 JST ?? くら Woomy

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     @a1ba@suya.place @Jain@blob.cat ungoogled roms are slowly at best.
     
     google occasionally talks about discontinuing aosp as well, sadly...
     
     we should work on firefox os again. but make it nmore usable by adding like flatpak to the mix.something

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     ?? くら Woomy (kura@z0ne.social)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 17:05:44 JST ?? くら Woomy

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     @Jain@blob.cat @a1ba@suya.place like i said, if you wanna go with a custom no google rom, and aosp no more, there is your problem then

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