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De-googling and privacy on Sony xperia (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by Logh@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I have been considering replacing my nearly 7 year old iPhone (although very reluctant) and I was checking for options. Really the only phone that caught my eye was the Sony xperia 1 V, but I found no information about how to degoogle and lock down the device. I really like the features and the built in camera apps, etc. Is there a way to degoogle the phone without loosing the funcionality/ease of use?

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[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The 1 V is officially supported by LineageOS. Installation instructions can be found here.

EDIT: I will add that support for this device is quite recent, and it is still very expensive even second-hand. You are relying on a volunteer maintainer who makes no commitments about how long they will support the device for, so I think it's financially risky to buy the device purely based on it having LineageOS support now. You might want to consider the Xperia 1 III, which is two years older and significantly cheaper on the seocnd-hand market, but is otherwise quite similar to the 1 V. It has also received official LineageOS support for a longer period.