I have now a pixel 8, which was working OK from the past 8 months and using grapheneos. Unfortunately, today out of nowhere got the green screen bug (searched around, this seems to be really a thing with pixel 8 and some pixel 7). This really stroke me a nerve. Previously I had a pixel 5 which at some point also got screen problems and later the speaker piece just straight up did not work properly. And now this with the pixel 8.

So my question is: what other phones could potentially be used with a custom ROM that allow bootloader relocking? Other Roms can be something like divest or calyx (I used calyx before, so I am fairly familiar with it).

It really pisses me off the only option until now are pixel phones for proper relocking (from what I know from a while back), and then they have these annoying issues. It makes my skin crawl, but if required I would change to an iPhone (and throwaway a lot of things that android is actually superior, such as proper tor browser, VPN split tunneling, work/user profiles, no bloody account to use a phone).

Thanks for the responses in advance.

  • Undertaker
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    1 month ago

    Fairphone is an option. Can be relocked. It is not important, what Fairphone supports but if it is supported by custom ROM developers. Fairphone is supported by most. But please avoid using Calyx or iode. They are both outclassed by Divest.

    At least for /e/OS I can assure that relocking is simple enough. As there is partnership between Fairphone and Murena (/e/ developers) OTA updates are safe for future. Unfortunately the Fairphone support is horrible and /e/ is always too far behind security patch level.