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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by JohnJamesRambo on Friday August 06, 2021 @07:19AM (#28085607)
I’m in the same boat. I loved Apple’s stand on privacy. That seems to have now been thrown out the window. I despise child abuse but this isn’t how you protect children. What are my options on Android? Any smaller phones? Everything I see there is enormous. I loved my original iPhone SE. :(
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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by raxxorrax on Friday August 06, 2021 @09:18AM (#28086736)
Any Android One phone is clean (aside from Google ofc). Sadly the program will probably be cancelled because many manufacturers want their own spyware installed on phones. I think Android will at some point fail.

There is librem and pinephones and they don't look bad, but don't expect many apps and interoperability. Some people regard that as a plus.

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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by iaml on Friday August 06, 2021 @09:30AM (#28086895)
Pixel 5 is pretty good - not too big, good battery, fingerprint scanner and 90hz screen.
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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by fragileone on Friday August 06, 2021 @08:26AM (#28086172)
Pixel 4a?
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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by JohnJamesRambo on Friday August 06, 2021 @08:48AM (#28086417)
5.8 inch screen. :(

I’d like something like my 4 inch iPhone SE but I know that is impossible. How about 4.7 inch range like the new iPhone SE?

Edit: If anyone is ever reading this and looking, I went with a Pixel 2, has a 5 inch screen and a good camera. I'll see how it goes. Will be nice to not be locked into Apple anymore.

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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by oehtXRwMkIs on Friday August 06, 2021 @11:54AM (#28088900)
Pixel 4a and Pixel 2 are almost the same size.

https://www.phonearena.com/phones/size/Google-Pixel-4a,Googl...

Keep in mind that bezels have gotten much smaller over time.

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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by JohnJamesRambo on Friday August 06, 2021 @12:51PM (#28089776)
Oh I see. Thank you, I didn’t think about that.
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