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I was a week away from buying a Pixel Pro 10 for GrapheneOS (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by NGC2346@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TotalSonic@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

LOTS of phones other than Pixels come with an unlockable bootloader, just check the list of supported phones for Lineage, Postmarket, Ubuntu Touch, crDroid, etc.and you'll find a multitude of choices - many (most) of which are readily available in the USA as well. (source: me, who has flashed alternative AOSP ROM's and Ubuntu Touch to around a dozen phones & tablets, none of which were Pixel's)

What isn't possible though is relocking the bootloader after flashing an alternative ROM or OS onto nearly all of these, meaning there is minimal security if the phone is stolen, or tampered with while unsupervised. And for those requiring physical security for their devices, that is a big deal.