> But to be clear, the first ethical smartphone is Fairphone.
Ethical products don't spy on users. Fairphone uses Android, so it isn't entirely ethical.
Ethical products don't spy on users. Fairphone uses Android, so it isn't entirely ethical.
Because customers want Google.
The bootloader is unlocked. If you want to install Fairphone Open then you can. That's an Android version sans Google/OpenGapps. [1]
If you want, you can also install different firmware. Examples: LineageOS (with or without OpenGapps), LineageOS + microG, SailfishOS, UBTouch.
FWIW, the SoC is a SD801.
From leaked LG LK code it shows that's definitely where their bootloader unlock keys lived [at one point a couple of years ago].
Since the Librem device is a different beast, though, I wonder what their bootstack looks like? Super curious now!