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Minimal Phone 2 will have unlocked bootloader and a rom without google (www.kickstarter.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Feddinat0r@feddit.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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What are you thinking about that?

A step in the right direction i think

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[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The bootloader can be unlocked, doesn't clarify if it can be relocked. An unlocked bootloader is a security problem.

We have no information about the degoogled OS. What happens when an app needs Google Play Services? Does the OS have a Sandboxed version or microG?

The project is too short on details for me to give an informed opinion.

[–] TrollAccount69@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that if they had a lockable bootloader or sandbox they’d be saying so.

Would be nice to be wrong though…

[–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What apps need play services? I have been on completely degoogled phones for a couple of years, and haven't really missed anything. What apps commonly piggyback play services nowadays?

[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most apps use Firebase for push notifications, for one.

[–] senseamidmadness@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Can confirm, I installed LineageOS without Google anything and push notifications do not work properly with most apps. Discord, several email providers, basically anything cloud-based

[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Most apps use Firebase for push notifications, for one.