I do have a homeserver for hosting stuff around the house. Unfortunately am not knowledgeable enough to be comfortable opening it to outside. And sometimes I mess around and bork it, meaning I would lose access to my things until I fix it.

Good idea, I’ll definitely wait and see what they come out with. A 512 GB Pixel + separate MP3 player might be a good option. Thanks.

Nice, good to know. Have you run into anything with the USB 2 connection?

No idea, this is the first I’m hearing about either of them. Sometimes a great idea can fail because it is too early. A lot of people around me who have never been interested in tech are messaging me asking about what browser is most private, what social media alternatives there are, etc. Maybe there is more momentum now?

Looks like a great option (with SD slot) and a lot cheaper than the alternatives. I can’t find the specs on their website though, am I looking in the wrong place?

Absolutely, everyone has different priorities. Personally I dislike the rent extraction model of cloud services, especially for use-cases like mine where local storage would suffice.

The convenience of cloud is to always have access to your documents when you need them. I want that, but without relying on a cloud provider. Syncthing syncs from desktop to phone when I’m home and I always have access to everything when I’m away.

There’s about 100GB of various photos, files, documents, notes I sync. Music collections can easily grow to significant sizes if you don’t use streaming services.

Thank you, hadn’t considered Sailfish yet. Would you recommend it as a good OS?

Thanks for the warning about the SIM swapping attacks. Do I understand correctly that this is an issue on the dumbphones because you can’t install a 2FA app on it but have to rely on SMS? I thought there were also some ‘dumbphones’ where you can install apps, just not browsers or social media apps. But maybe those are the ones @[email protected] was warning about.

Yes, I wish GOS would support the fairphone, then it would be a no-brainer.

Thanks for the warning re: dumphones, I had no idea. Is there one that you think is suitable for privacy and 4G+VoLTE support?

Good point, CalyxOS I hadn’t considered yet. Would you say it’s comparable to GrapheneOS?

Thanks a bunch for this great overview. Looks like you keep up with open hardware. The multi-device route is something I’m considering as well, e.g. going to the gym with only an mp3 player, having a separate navigation device, etc.

The Tangara music player looks awesome, unfortunately they’re currently not available (according to this). Do you know of any other cool open hardware devices that are worth checking out?

Had a look at the Mudita Kompakt, never heard of it before. Love the idea of a minimalist eink phone. You say it’s slow, is that because of the eink display? Is it slow also when texting/using Signal or only when using more intensive apps? Do you know if the OS is open source? It looks like they have Mudita OS open sourced, but that it’s not used in the Mudita Kompakt.

Good catch, thanks fo checking. Another comment also mentioned that the 5 is supported by CalyxOS. Means that there is a lot of choice of OS for the FP5, which is great

Nice that you can install a different launcher

Large internal storage would be a compromise if there is no SD slot, but 128GB is not a lot

Thank you, yes, that does seem super convenient and in case /e/OS sucks I could change it to Lineage

Thanks, looks like it doesn’t have an SD card slot unfortunately. According to these specs

Kind of, it seems like a lot of extra work to keep that secure and up to date, esp with having access from outside. My current solution is just Syncthing desktop <-> phone and works exactly the way I want.

Would scrobbling to e.g. ListenBrainz (or last fm) be an option for you for discovery?

Not trying to convince you in particular of anything, but for anyone who may be interested in switching to a different podcast app, I’d recommend trying Antennapod.