PixelOS

(pixelos.net)

20 points | by emilburzo 2 hours ago

4 comments

  • petargyurov 21 minutes ago
    Practically nothing useful on the About page. Can anyone chime in what this is exactly?
    • whyredfire 7 minutes ago
      one of the devs here, and yeah fair, the about page says nothing. it's a custom rom that makes non-pixel phones run like a pixel: aosp + gapps + the pixel exclusive features

      put simpler, this replaces the stock android your manufacturer ships

  • chrysoprace 25 minutes ago
    So I guess the point of this is to provide a Pixel-like experience to non-Pixel phones? It's a cool idea but I think I'll personally stick with GrapheneOS for my next phone.
  • coolness 31 minutes ago
    There is no way Google will let this live right?
    • qmarchi 29 minutes ago
      Project has been around for a while, so it's got some resiliency built in.
    • the4anoni 27 minutes ago
      Such projects existed for long time, I think Pixel Experience ROM was first.
    • teekert 30 minutes ago
      Or it's an uphill battle (which is still being fought relatively well imho), like with GrapheneOS.
    • preisschild 11 minutes ago
      It sounds like they include all the Google Spyware anyways, so I doubt they have a problem with that...
  • xx_ns 25 minutes ago
    It's always surprising how many people who like to tinker with their devices also deliberately want to tie themselves more into the Google ecosystem. I would've guessed that the Venn diagram of these two types of people wouldn't have much overlap, but the ROM's popularity kind of speaks for itself.
    • preisschild 9 minutes ago
      Tbf I (degoogled Graphene/ex-LOS user for more than a decade) can definitely see why you would rather have the mostly-AOSP-native Pixel experience on your smartphones than completely enshittified UIs that Samsung or Huawei provide...
    • Zetobal 23 minutes ago
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