I have #deGoogled my phone by (ironically) picking up a second-hand #pixel7 and immediately installing #grapheneOS.

Brings me right back to the days of building #gingerbread for my #htc #raider.

I love that there's no #google on this slab - but I have the option of adding google services in case I ever absolutely *need* to use a piece of software available only on play.

Being an #android oldschooler... I was some impressed with the web installer. My grandparents could have installed Graphene on their phones themselves. Fantastic.

hello fedi !
j'aimerai savoir si des gens ont calyxos sur un google pixel ??? J'aimerai y passer mais j'aimerai savoir s'ils ont gardé la même UX/UI stock d'android de google ???

le boost brûle une tesla ​​

#calyxOS #googlePixel #Pixel7

Google estende il supporto software per Pixel 6, 7 e Fold: una gradita sorpresa prenatalizia

https://gomoot.com/google-estende-il-supporto-software-per-pixel-6-7-e-fold-una-gradita-sorpresa-prenatalizia

I solved the Android Auto issues so...I did it!

I've just ordered a Pixel 9 Pro XL. I won't even try the stock Android, I'll immediately install #GrapheneOS on it since day 1 (that will be tomorrow).

With the Android 15 Private Space feature (and the GrapheneOS team made it possible to install Google Services inside it, disabling them when the space is locked), I can enable and disable that space (and Google Services) when needed and without having to change profile. This is impressive and, for me, a game changer.

I'll try everything for some time. The battery life of my Pixel 7 without the Google services has been impressive. Today, I had a great experience with it as a main phone.

While I used it all the day, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra was idle (5 minutes of screen time). The Pixel consumes 22% of battery, the Samsung 20% - just being idle. No calls, no videos, just a bunch of notifications.

If the Pixel will have a comparable battery life to the Samsung, I'll keep it and eventually sell the Samsung.

A huge thank you to all the people the helped me to debug all the issues (I'm not tagging them as I'm sure I'll forget some) and to the GrapheneOS team for the great, impressive work they're doing.

For a long time, I have had GrapheneOS on my Google Pixel 7 - which I don't use anymore as my main phone, but it's almost always on. It has some apps, but mainly, a constant connection to my email. No SIM card, connected via Wi-Fi.

I've always noticed a battery drain of about 4-5% overnight, sometimes even more, despite not having notifications and not using it.

Last night, I decided to remove Google Services. In 24 hours (and a few minutes of usage), it consumed 2% of the battery.

I'm trying to understand how much I need Google Services for my needs. The main messaging systems I currently use are bridged with Matrix, and on Element, I have notifications via ntfy (unified push).

In the coming days, I will try to see if it's possible for me to do without them.

Long Exposure mode on the Pixel 7 phone produced a reasonably convincing result for #WaterfallWednesday at #BetwsYCoed #Cymru #Eryri #NorthWales #SmartPhonePhotography #PhonePhotography #Pixel7 #Photography #LandscapePhotography

#aurora, #nightsight, #pixel7, #northernlights, #coronalpulse, #plasma, #magneticfield
Last night around 22:00 okanagan valley, western Canada

#Köln #Ostrand #Ostbalkon
Gerade kam eine Schar #Halsbandsittiche vorbei. Es waren mehr als 10 dieser lärmenden GesellInnen, ganz gegen ihre sonstige Angewohnheit aber still. Ein paar landeten auf dem Dach, ein paar machten sich in der Thuja unsichtbar und drei präsentierten sich auf der Buche. Natürlich hatte ich keine #Cam hier draussen. Also musste das #Pixel7 herhalten.
Kurz darauf lärmte eine andere Schar über uns hinweg und sie schlossen sich der dann laut krächzend an.

#SmartPhoneFotos

"Microsoft Teams launches a new optimization architecture for virtual desktops in preview... Some of the new features that are being added to Teams for VDI users include:

Gallery view 3x3 and 7x7..."

Cool. Can we get "Gallery view 3x3 and 7x7" for android / ios / web? would be nice to go beyond the 2x2 gallery grid when sharing photos in microsoft teams on android / iOS / web. thank you.

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-teams-launches-a-new-optimization-architecture-for-virtual-desktops-in-preview/

#microsoftteams
#family
#friends
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#communication
#msteams
#googlechat
#featureparity
#sharing
#userinterface
#pwa
#android
#iphone
#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel7
#pixel6a

Also, and I would like to say this. The text to speech for this pixel 7 phone is the biggest piece of s*** anyone has ever made.
I think I tried to use a fork of their technology that they're using to make my own and it was a total piece of s***. Now I understand why. No amount of money on this Earth will ever get this s*** to work.
They will cure cancer before #Google can get this piece of s*** to understand what the hell people are trying to tell it.
#Pixel7