Dutch university to start handing out only Fairphones to employees, instead of buying iPhones or Samsung.

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@BuyFromEU Amazing!

@BuyFromEU I want fairphones (and other options like it) in Canada very much. I looked into it before I decided to simply install @GrapheneOS on my Pixel, for now, as a compromise.

@BuyFromEU @wsslmn as you can repair a Fairphone very easy yourself, the total cost of ownership ia very reasonable. Especially for companies that can make a big difference when they can repair 'in-house'.

... And repairing 'in-house' can keep the phone operational longer.

@vosje62 @BuyFromEU I agree.

*sent from my Fairphone

@wsslmn @vosje62 @BuyFromEU It’s a good idea, but it depends on what you need your smartphone for. If you use a significant number of apps only available currently for Android or iPhone, it could become a lot more difficult to migrate. Certain apps (Tahoma etc.) should be made available also for alternative smartphones like #fairphone Jolla etc.

@Fietsbel my Fairphone runs normal Android.
But an important reason to buy is to be able to switch to e/os later.😉
An alternative os was on my old phone not possible.

The apps I need seems to work on e/os. Didn't come to switching to e/os yet. 😇

@wsslmn @BuyFromEU

@vosje62 @wsslmn @BuyFromEU But Android belongs to Google. I don’t want to leave Apple to switch to Google, definitely not. And honestly, I expect to have to solve a lot of unpleasant technical issues, before I’ll be able to migrate, but I hope I can solve them.

@Fietsbel @vosje62 @BuyFromEU e/OS doesn't and also works fine.

@Fietsbel @vosje62 @BuyFromEU I have just accepted that certain apps are not there anymore, and to me that is fine for now.

@BuyFromEU proud Fairphone owner here.

@Fietsbel @vosje62 @wsslmn @BuyFromEU The Android Open Source Project doesn't belong to Google

@wsslmn @Fietsbel @BuyFromEU
Some apps (like smart home applications) drive on data scraping and won't work on an other os by choice.

@vosje62 @Fietsbel @BuyFromEU I don't miss those. All I have for that is Home Assistant to collect data in one spot, and that seems to work fine.

@BuyFromEU
Nice!

...sent from my fairphone!

Btw: there are some other options beside fairphone. With less american big tech than apple

@wsslmn @Fietsbel @BuyFromEU
Home assistant proves that it is not necessary (and not even wanted*) to have the data stored online.

* you want it all to work if the internet is offline... 🥴😇

@vosje62 @Fietsbel @BuyFromEU indeed, but it also means that you have to do some maintenance yourself, which has been fun so far.

I do have a wish for some more free time to tinker with it, and add some dashboards to track stuff.

@wsslmn when i switched from cable to 4-5G i had to rearrange my router, so I switched it all off 'for the moment'. (No home assistant here)
Now .... Many years later they are still offline.. 😅😅 and the house is running like clockwork!

@Fietsbel @BuyFromEU

@TrVr @BuyFromEU @murena tap to pay won't work with e/OS. Biggest dealbreaker for me to be honest.
Is @murena working with EU to make #wero wallet the default maybe?

@mfr @BuyFromEU @murena Marco maybe this has to do with the advanced Privacy settings. I need to put it off for the banking apps to work. The great thing about e/OS is you can set this on an app base. So yes the bank will know your IP location and maybe their trackers as well. But other apps get nothing.

@BuyFromEU Good move.