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Re:Fairphone 5 review: The most uncompromising repairable ph... by twism on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @12:48PM (#37754350)
What? I just got a pixel fold and during the setup it asks to connect my old device (pixel 5). After a few minutes I have a carbon copy of my old device save a few apps I sideloaded.
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Re:Fairphone 5 review: The most uncompromising repairable ph... by oever on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @01:24PM (#37754887)
That sounds like a smooth experience. It would be great if FOSS operating systems would work just as well.

I'm assuming you were going from functional pixel 5 to a pixel fold and that both were running a Android with a lot of proprietary software that allows Google to track you so they convince you to buy the products of the customers of their advertising business.

It's hard for competitors to offer an equally smooth experience.

Would the data transfer worked as well if the original phone was broken or stolen?

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