You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device?
If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".
You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.
https://developers.google.com/android/binary_transparency/google1p/overview
@mral It seems that #Murena and thus #Fairphone is available in the USA:
https://murena.com/america/products/smartphones/?wcpbc-manual-country=US
I can't say that much about Murena and their (degoogled) OS, but I've been a happy Fairphone user for almost a decade now (both #degoogled and stock).
#CalyxOS is a good OS choice, check out their supported devices:
https://calyxos.org/docs/guide/device-support
#GrapheneOS looks pretty good, too - but it only runs on google's pixel (which admittedly is one of the most open phones around).
@schnittchen
I'm using LineageOS microg on my FP4 and I don't see that app
@jack @mral
@empathicqubit @schnittchen @mral Stock android will definitely install it. Probably most/all OEM androids, too.
@jack
If it is part of Google's "vision" for Android, they will require it for certification.
@schnittchen @mral
Same setup for me (FP4 + LOS22) and here it's installed:
Version 1.0.718345453
com.google.android.safetycore
@empathicqubit
Also running lineage with Gapps on a FP4 as well and don't see it either
EDIT: never mind, I take that back. You can't search for it anywhere but it is in All Apps settings
@schnittchen @jack @mral LMAO Fairphone is such a scam....
@dalias @schnittchen @jack @mral it's a tradeoff, without being certified by Google and following their rules they would reach way less people and for the more privacy focused people they put almost zero rocks in the way of unlocking your phone and installing a custom ROM
@manchicken @jack @mral #postmarketOS runs well enough on various Fairphones, and you can install Plasma on there.
@jack@sdf.org @mral@sdf.org I use a Pixel 6a with the latest version of GrapheneOS and can confirm that Android System Safety Core app does not exists in my system.
@jack @mral I bought my #Fairphone 4 from Murena; paired with #LineageOS , it's been a lovely experience so far!