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A Move to a More Ethical Phone (Later) (self.technology)

submitted 1 year ago by cityboundforest to c/technology

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So my roommate has informed me that Android and Motorola donate to Republicans more than Democrats whereas Apple does not, claiming this as a reason that the iPhone is better than an Android phone. While I could find statistics confirming the fact about Motorola, I don't even know what they were referring to when they mentioned Android and I tried looking for "Android" and "Android Foundation" and came up with nothing. If they're referring to the fact that Android, while it's an open sourced project, is maintained by Google, I'm already aware of that and would like to de-google my phone as much as possible (note: my phone is a Motorola Moto G Power (2022)). I however couldn't find any stats to support the Apple claim and my roommate has yet to provide me with any sources.

In any case, for my next phone, I'd like to move to a more privacy-focused phone. I've heard about the Fairphone, but re this comment, I'm slightly dissuaded from getting one when it comes to the US. I got a Motorola phone in following the advice of this post regarding the safety of the hardware used, but I might want to switch off of the phone when it comes time to upgrade to a new one down the line.

I'm not sure what to go with, so feel free to give me tips on that. Also I've wanted to install an alternative OS on my phone but all the ones I've seen aren't compatible with my phone at the moment.

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[–] bbbhltz 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The post you noted is a decent resource.

The best phone is usually the one you already have. I have used that guide in the past but now just stick to the degoogling of my devices using adb directly.

There are so many things to consider when you go down the rabbit hole... Is the company ethical? How can you balance security, privacy, and usability in a way that doesn't cause too much friction?

At least with Motorola it isn't loaded with too much bloatware and the price isn't astronomical.

[–] cityboundforest 2 points 1 year ago

At least with Motorola it isn't loaded with too much bloatware and the price isn't astronomical.

Yeah and that was another thing that drew me to the phone