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1. Pawlicker (purpcat@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 02:10:49 JST Pawlicker
   What android phones exist that can be degoogled easily?
   •  (mint@ryona.agency)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 02:49:48 JST 

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     • m0xEE
     @m0xEE @PurpCat I had a Redmi Note model that can be unlocked just by flashing some pre-unlocked OEM partition, that was all the way back in 2016.
   • m0xEE (m0xee@breloma.m0xee.net)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 02:49:49 JST m0xEE

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     @PurpCat
     Xiaomi phones usually have a choice of alternative ROMs, the one I have, Poco X3 Pro, can even run Sailfish, Ubuntu Touch and Droidian.
     Unlocking their bootloader is a PITA in itself though — you still have to give them some phone number and e-mail address and wait for about a week. And things are going to get worse in the future, but if you're going for a used one, it shouldn't be a problem: pick a model that works for you, check XDAForums for alternative ROMs to make sure they exist for this model and go for it.
   • m0xEE (m0xee@breloma.m0xee.net)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 03:13:54 JST m0xEE

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     @mint
     Yeah, "more proper" :marseysmirk: means of unlock probably exist for the older models, but not for the newer ones, anyway the recommended way on XDAForums is unfortunately is to wait for a week :marseysad:
     @PurpCat
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   • † top dog :pedomustdie: (dcc@annihilation.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 03:28:16 JST † top dog :pedomustdie:

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     @PurpCat Oneplus 7 pro