Fair enough.

“33 apps have location access.”

The horror…

As usual.

I should have provided more info. I am not defending that FRPs should not exist, rather that there should be an option to utilize them without an account.

Graphene devs are considering using a random code similar to an account restoration.

Not eveyrone has or needs a google or any system-wide account to use their phones.

Why do you need to plug the phone to update it?

Recommendations?

I think is is basically the same thing without telemetry and proprietary blobs.

Source on that? Genuinely asking.

Mullvad is proven. Not that proton is not, but there were a few controversies about their operations.

Mullvad is accepting payments with actual private crypto currencies. Mullvad had authorities visit their operations site, demanding data and left empty handed as they did not have anything to offer. The same cannot be said for proton. I personally like that they do not offer free services and that they are advocating for privacy through ads and foss projects like the mullvad browser.

Proton is only publishing on f-droid, their vpn and recently their pass application. They have yet to provide notification services for de-googled devices after years of community demands. They have opt out telemetry.(except the proton pass through f-droid.) while mullvad does not, correct me if I am wrong on this.

Since you asked about the VPN, everything mullvad is running is on ram so nothing is saved. (I think this is only for their owned servers though not all of them.)

That being said, I use the proton suite as there is no other alternative right now and the casual user in me is satisfied. :)

I think there is a three hour window where you can delete for all.

I see, thanks for explaining. :)

Your data is much more valuable than the 13/currency per month. Which btw, if you pay, the do not stop collecting sharing and monetizing on your data.

What is wrong with tuta?

Nice.

Which distro did you choose?

I think you are confusing phones, PCs, consoles and music.

Sony phones are by no means worse than stock google phones. They offer very close to stock experience.

*Send from my pixel with Graphene

I mean their opinions are welcome but it is also lunacy to expect casual users to maintain or setup keepass+syncthing.

They fail to realize that these news are welcome and can only positively benefit open source projects.

NFC payments ARE supported by Graphene. Gpay is not, due to google not supporting it. If your bank app, has the option and no reliance to gpay you will be able to pay with your phone.

IIRC the project has a page with the ones that do work.

Is there an easy way to buy monero?