Smartphone startups take on Google, Apple and put privacy first

Re:Smartphone startups take on Google, Apple and put privacy... by hawski on Monday February 24, 2020 @12:06PM (#22405877)

> - Make sure you’re on a recent/the latest Android version

How can I do that? You do realize it's not exactly easy to update the phone after the support is dropped by OEM. LinageOS lately seems for me to not be a relevant option if you want latest OS for an older phone. I have Nexus 5x and could not find any reliably working ROM for it quite some time ago. Now it may be better, it may be worse.

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Re:Smartphone startups take on Google, Apple and put privacy... by dangus on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @06:26PM (#22418666)

You have to buy a new phone.

I really mean it. I know that is not what you want to hear, but that’s the reality.

Every version of Android below Android P allows apps to access the camera from the background without consent:

https://www.xda-developers.com/android-p-background-apps-cam...

I don’t like disposable hardware as much as the next person but I’m absolutely not going to go without basic security to die on that hill.

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