Hyacin (He/Him)

make sure that it is off during the entire transit

I’ve never had them insist that I can recall, but I do remember reading, I believe in the TSA docs, that any devices are supposed to be powered on and able to be demonstrated to be working or something to that effect … I guess to make sure it’s not just a phone-shaped bomb or whatever.

EXCALIDRAW!!!

LOVE, LOVE LOVE EXCALIDRAW!

Sorry, caps, but, I really do love it that much. And it’s just right there on the web, free, you can load it up on any computer and illustrate any concept. LOVE it.

I’ve used it for everything from a quick sketch during a brainstorming session, to highly complex network diagrams that wind up embedded in ‘official’ docs in Confluence and such, which would traditionally be the realm of Visio in my line of work. I love it so so so much - and am not in any way affiliated, lol, just a very passionate user!

Pixels used to be mid range phones with great cameras or more precisely great image processors for mid range prices to overvalued mid range phones with outdated hardware.

Pixel is now (and arguably always was) an overpriced piece of garbage, fact. Googlebet realized selling Nexus units at basically cost for developers was a missed opportunity for more profit, no question.

Comparing these to Pixels though, which are actually complete garbage, makes no sense - the only similarity is that they will both support Graphene, and have the hardware to do so.

These lastest-gen Motorola devices are better compared to Oppo and Xiaomi - absolute TOP OF THE LINE TECH that we barely even get to see in the west unless we import stuff from China (as I did for my two phones prior to my current Pixel). So yes, they will cost more, but they are going to be REAL flagships, that will EASILY last 2-3 years. I think my last Xiaomi got me through three before I even thought about an upgrade, the way it used to be with the ‘western’ companies before they realized they can release garbage and get people to buy new practically every year.

“priced higher than”

Don’t care. GIMME GIMME GIMME.

Banks app works? Also other apps?

People ask this kind of thing about Graphene too, but the reality is a very large number of ‘apps’ are just website wrappers. In the vast majority of cases you can just use the website instead. Add to that though, you are going to have to leave some things on the table to fight this fight, and you have to decide what is most important to you. I used to use my phone and watch to pay ALL THE TIME, I wouldn’t even take my wallet with me most places I went. When I switched to Graphene I had to give that up, but was willing to for what it gave me. We are likely never, or certainly at least not any time soon, going to be able to have everything we can have on an iPhone or a Samsung, on something that respects our privacy and isn’t spying on us.

Empty stub APKs, for the other Google Android Auto dependencies (e.g. Google Maps, TTS Text To Speech, …)

Can it be redirected rather than empty? I tried to use 3rd party GPS software with Graphene + AA and it still forced me to install Google Maps for even the 3rd party software to work :-/ … I do want GPS with traffic, I don’t want Google knowing every move I make and using it to make their executives richer.

“an experimental initiative that will let companies block users if they are running independent, “de-googled” versions of Android”

lol, that is quite alright… saving me the effort of figuring out what scumbags they are in a less convenient way. I don’t want to be doing business with these people anyway.