I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux
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A user switches from Android to SailfishOS on a Fairphone 4 due to Google's AOSP changes.
The author cites frustration with Google's increasing control over AOSP, including tracking via Google Play Services, locked device trees, and removal of app sideloading options. They own a Fairphone 4 and chose SailfishOS over Ubuntu Touch, praising its gesture navigation and Linux-like SSH access. Issues include outdated Python/glibc, broken Waydroid and GPS on the unofficial port, and poor community app quality. Ubuntu Touch offers Waydroid but lacks notification/clipboard sync and native app quality. The author still carries an Android backup phone for banking and essential apps.
What commenters are saying
Commenters largely agree Android's decline is a "death by a thousand papercuts." Some defend GrapheneOS as a viable alternative for those who want privacy without leaving Android. Others debate postmarketOS device support, noting the OnePlus 6 and Purism Librem 5 have full support, but many devices have broken components like cameras or fingerprint readers. A commenter highlights Google's similar pattern with Wear OS, where they mandated a declarative watch face format, stripping native code execution. Another notes that Google Play Services remains a blocker for many banking and government apps.