Odd I used it to install GTA: SA definitive edition purchased on the play store website then installed and updated via Aurora still works just updated it recently too.

Is it the pro or the tube shield the tube is 32 bit only and most apps and games have moved to 64 bit only so the pro would be needed but I can still install paid apps on aurora on my phone just fine.

If you get a pixel watch you can pair it and use that for Google Pay FYI and have Graphene OS on your phone.

This is what I do I self host pretty much most of my services.

So google play services on android along with Google store are installed in the root system the can basicly do whatever the want permission wise play services is always running in the background and is a huge battery drain by not having it installed at all you are gaining more battery life.

Its already been known Qualcomm x1 arm64 laptop chip will be able to run other operating systems its not a phone.

That is very true indeed but my battery lasts for 2 days though because of it so I’ll call that a win.

It was windows 7 but my install got screwed up Some how not sure how a freind gave me a Ubuntu USB and I didn’t want you try it I wanted to reinstall windows but didn’t have another windows computer at the time or acces to one. And I installed Ubuntu 8.Something and back then making a Windows USB wasnt easy like it is now on Linux and never got it working so I just embraced Linux glad I did prepared me for my Dev ops career.

My bad I mean microphone 🎤

It runs great just no steam for games because no arm64 support but runs really good.

100% agree been using Linux for 15 years and will never stop plus once you learn everything there is to know about how Linux works if something breaks odds are you can fix it yourself or report it with logs faster if you contribute your self as well.

I would not say all some of us run Graphene OS with Google Play Services stripped from Android.

Just waiting for Asahi Linux to get microphone working and I can finally use Fedora on my M2 Air all my other computers run Linux. Dropped Windows over 15 years ago it was bad then and it just keeps getting worse every update.

Carrier services isn’t required for RCS anymore pixel phones brand new don’t even have it installed.

Yes running it now graphene OS runs amazing but why is the stock OS so bad it should not be that horrible.

Yes it was up to date latest version February security patch and all also my hotspot didn’t work got verification failed Google Support and my carrier could not fix it and then the Google support rep said if Graphene OS worked better then the would just go back to if it was them like what you recommend I go to graphene OS I thought it was funny.

So I bought a 7a have had it for a week I got it for Graphene OS I tried stock Google android for 2 days I had to toggle airplane mode for a working data connection over a dozen times each day battery was crap and phone got super hot unable to hold it. I have now spent a week with Graphene OS and wow No data issues at all signal is great. Also phone doesn’t get hot just a lil warm when doing something like gaming battery is miles better. Also on stock android the launcher would freeze and you had to lock and unlock the phone until it unfroze and it did this dozens of times 3rd party launchers had the same issue. So my conclusion is it’s a great device if you run something other than stock Google android.

That is very dumb with Verizon in the US you just type in the esim imei online and submit it and it auto downloads and activates the esim on your phone very easy.

I agree I got rid of mine until smart watches can last 2 days minimum on battery I won’t use one the die so quickly.

This is just lazy drivers call Amazon report it to customer service the DSP will lose all bonus that week called customer escalation Amazon will even pay if property is broken or the DSP will pay if you don’t call Amazon so the still get the bonus.