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Once upon a time, I used to look forward, at least a little bit, to getting a new phone. Shinier better hardware, a software update, there was something I got out of the deal, even when I wasn't really feeling that I wanted to buy another hunk of electronic stuff.
When I think of a new phone now, I think of fending of a bunch of new AI crap, of trying to track down and fix a hundred different privacy settings that, mysteriously, don't get copied from the old device, and generally just trying to get back to where I am now.
In other words, it's not that I'm not excited about getting a new phone; I actively don't want that new phone.
Maybe I'll just go back to the land line.
@corbet I bit the bullet and went for a Fairphone recently for these sorts of reason. It's more money than I'd normally spend on a phone, but I'm hoping the repairability, long warranty + long period of security update provision might balance out in the long-run.
@srtcd424 @corbet Sent from my #Fairphone 4 running /e/... OTA updates monthly. I replaced the /e/ default apps with Thunderbird, Firefox & Fossify. I can install apps from Google Play if needed, but I have few of these. Permissions (camera, location) are denied by default and enable per-app as required.
@srtcd424 @corbet I previously had a #Fairphone 2 for 7 years, maintained with second hand parts from ebay until the batteries finally died as software support ended.
The updates didn't continually degrade the performance as with previous cheap Android phones. OK, so the FP2 wasnt very powerful, but then *it didn't have its power wasted*. So I'm confident that the FP4 will also last 5-7 years.
@prl @srtcd424 @corbet I also bought the fairphone last year. I hate any protective cases around my phones, so it is great to know I will be able to get easily replaceable parts in case something breaks. I failed to glue my last phone properly back together after the black glass broke. Also the time wasted with that failed repair 