sanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 days agoYour phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign…keepandroidopen.orgexternal-linkmessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1573arrow-down18cross-posted to: onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zoneasklemmy@lemmy.worldandroid@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgopensource@programming.devpiracy@lemmit.onlinedegoogle@lemmy.mlkde@lemmy.kde.socialkde@lemmy.kde.social
arrow-up1565arrow-down1external-linkYour phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign…keepandroidopen.orgsanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 days agomessage-square117linkfedilinkcross-posted to: onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zoneasklemmy@lemmy.worldandroid@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgopensource@programming.devpiracy@lemmit.onlinedegoogle@lemmy.mlkde@lemmy.kde.socialkde@lemmy.kde.social
minus-squareCorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53arrow-down3·2 days agoUsed Pixels are cheap and the money doesn’t go to Google again.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down2·2 days agoIt supports Google by making their reseller market strong. People will buy pixels knowing they will be of value on the reseller market thus strengthening the primary market. That’s the problem with buying a used Pixel.
minus-squarerangber@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoOn theory, yeah. I got a 512gb pixel 9 fold with a dead inner screen, the rest works fine, for $200. It’s a good deal.
minus-squareVenia Silente@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoProbably depends on the market. Here where I live they are like Nintendo games: near-full price even when second-hand.
minus-squareTheLastOfHisName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoI bought my Pixel 6 Pro refurbished and carrier unlocked and installed GrapheneOS. Pretty happy so far.
Used Pixels are cheap and the money doesn’t go to Google again.
It supports Google by making their reseller market strong. People will buy pixels knowing they will be of value on the reseller market thus strengthening the primary market.
That’s the problem with buying a used Pixel.
On theory, yeah. I got a 512gb pixel 9 fold with a dead inner screen, the rest works fine, for $200. It’s a good deal.
Probably depends on the market. Here where I live they are like Nintendo games: near-full price even when second-hand.
I bought my Pixel 6 Pro refurbished and carrier unlocked and installed GrapheneOS. Pretty happy so far.