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Is there a phone I can buy that out the box is rooted, private, and does not install bloat apps? (lemmybefree.net)

submitted 4 days ago by LAN_Mower@lemmybefree.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I'm frustrated. I'm a long time fan of Motorola. Their phones have been pretty simple and easy to remove junk apps. Recently I got an update that forced perplexity on my phone.

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[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Great value my ass, I can barely get a used pixel 8a for 300€ in the EU. Redmi 4x from 2017 costed 160€ new and had all the features of phones at the time (except NFC). I'm still considering a pixel just for GrapheneOS, just because it's that good compared to LOS, I use on the Redmi.

[–] LAN_Mower@lemmybefree.net 4 points 2 days ago

I'm sure it's a good value for some. I just use the super budget phones. They work fine and have more stats than I ever need.