It's probably time to install LineageOS...

a) they were collecting excessive telemetry for a long time, after this was exposed they claimed it was config error or something and patched it and additionally allow to disable telemetry in settings fully or partially I think. Though no malicious intent was ever proved it was not a good thing.

b) people found app with soft root like capabilities. Eventually it was discovered that it was a debug Qualcomm app left intentionally (and present in phones of other brands) and soft root possible only if attacked has physical access phone must have ADB installed (never used it so I have no additional details).

I think there was no other incidents in 2017. Overall it was not good but compared to what can be extracted from Google (and that stuff can't be disabled and present in every Android phone) or other apps that many users install (FB, messengers etc.) it is just drop in the ocean. Not a secure phone but neither are any other mass market phones including Apple (who had degraded their security to a simple pincode - https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2017/11/ios-11-horror-story-the-r... ).

Multiple month salaries in many 2nd and 3rd tier countries around the world.

Security as a privilege only for the rich people is not a solution.

Just an FYI for anyone interested in getting it. You can do this only if you buy directly from Google, not from Verizon. Only Google's version has an unlockable bootloader. Google sold out pretty hard to Verizon in order to get some sales. One of the nice things about the Nexus line (at least all the later ones) was that you get a good no-bullshit phone no matter where you buy it from. Now, with Pixel, you get the shitty one if you buy from Verizon. The major downside to this is the used market. No way to reliably buy a good phone on ebay etc. The model numbers are the same. Some respite is swappa, which lists them accurately.

Yeah Google I believe unintentionally really messed up the used market for people that want to flash. You can tell the difference by installing an app or going under developer options from what I have gathered https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/163706#181321

YouTube is "good enough" in the browser, but I prefer to not watch videos on a phone anyways, and usually save them for later.

(I'm using a Nexus 4)

I bought an iPhone X. I love Android but most manufacturers don't seem to care about the product after you've purchased it.

https://download.lineageos.org/

Also, didn't they also had trouble recently?

> I don't like the closed culture

What good is an "open" culture if you can't patch things yourself anyway?

I'll put LineageOS on it as soon as the guarantee runs out.

Edit: I'm not sure myself why @guarantee. Maybe something else breaks...but actually it's just a habit I guess.

(sorry for the answer here but I can't answer directly to your comment. Too deep down...)

(Serious question. What use is the guarantee if your device is hacked? Will they pay indemnity if that happens during guarantee?)

- Calculator bullshit.

- Wifi not really disabled.

- UX hell in iphone X.

Only from the last 2-3 months.

The wifi part, I did notice it. But, I think it's by design. When you're connected to wifi, click the wifi button on control center just disconnects your current wifi session. I've actually kinda grown to use that feature. I don't like hooking to xfinity hotspots much, so I click that away. When I get back home, phone automatically hooks back up to my wifi.

UX hell in iphone X... don't get iphone X. Or any OLED screens with burn-in issues.