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        HEROBRINE7GAMER @Opolork
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        @opolork the fairphone 2 is a very nice device but it is just old and the battery is not good enough for daily usage .

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          Lakotaubp @HEROBRINE7GAMER
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          @herobrine7gamer eBay but I'm in the UK

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            Opolork @HEROBRINE7GAMER
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            @herobrine7gamer It depends on your usage - mine is very little. But fair enough. šŸ‘‹

            How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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              Opolork @Keneda
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              @keneda said in advice on which device to buy:

              Doesn't uTorch work for FairPhone 2 ?

              I have the camera module that's not working. The other module works alright.

              How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                Keneda @Opolork
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                @opolork
                Did you try the Halium 7.1 dev channel ?

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                  Opolork @Keneda
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                  @keneda Yes. No joy. 🤷

                  How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                    HEROBRINE7GAMER @Keneda
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                    @keneda i prefer not to say , but where i live we don't really have much linux and privacy enthusiasts , and for phones there are almost no oneplus or google pixel devices in any store .

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                      HEROBRINE7GAMER @Lakotaubp
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                      @lakotaubp said in advice on which device to buy:

                      @herobrine7gamer eBay but I'm in the UK

                      really ? shouldn't ebay be global ? like if i want to buy something , shouldn't i be able to buy it from any country ?

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                        HEROBRINE7GAMER @Opolork
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                        @opolork said in advice on which device to buy:

                        @herobrine7gamer It depends on your usage - mine is very little. But fair enough. šŸ‘‹

                        well my usage is also little , i would use my phone to call and receive emails and read rss feeds and watching videos , but the most important thing is the camera , i can't use a phone with a bad camera at all , so i would really like a device with a great camera , but i heard that ubuntu touch has problems with camera and taking photos and videos .

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                          Keneda @HEROBRINE7GAMER
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                          @herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:

                          like if i want to buy something , shouldn't i be able to buy it from any country ?

                          You can in a certain way (if seler allow it), but fees are in this case, depending where you live, expensives.

                          For instance i live in Europe, and if i select offers from US, it can cost from 30 to 50€ fees, and even more...

                          @herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:

                          but i heard that ubuntu touch has problems with camera and taking photos and videos .

                          It depends on the device and the port maturity.
                          On my MX4 photo and video works quite well.
                          Only issue lately since i switched from canonical to ubports UT is with HDR activated on photos, wich can lead to camera app loosing access to camera hardware, have to reboot to solve, so i only activate HDR from time to time.

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                            Opolork @HEROBRINE7GAMER
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                            @herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:

                            i heard that ubuntu touch has problems with camera and taking photos and videos

                            I don't know about that.

                            How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                              Opolork @HEROBRINE7GAMER
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                              @herobrine7gamer said in advice on which device to buy:

                              i can't use a phone with a bad camera at all

                              There's another camera module for the FP2 that UT works with the torch/flash. The camera seems decent besides the lack of flash for me.

                              How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                                Keneda @Opolork
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                                @opolork
                                There is also FP3/+ that will have less camera concerns and wich will be longer supported (i guess, it already has a Halium 10 port thanks to @Luksus ) and more powerfull.
                                https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/fp3/

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                                2023-2024 : Nexus 5 ā˜ ļøāš°ļøāœļø
                                2024-***** : FPOS Fairphone 5 waiting UT for freedom šŸ˜‰
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                                  Opolork @Keneda
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                                  @keneda Nice! So all features are now working on the FP3 with Halium?

                                  How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                                    Keneda @Opolork
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                                    @opolork
                                    Well, almost all if i refer to device pages and from what i red in here.
                                    You can find used FP3 for less than 150€.

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                                    2023-2024 : Nexus 5 ā˜ ļøāš°ļøāœļø
                                    2024-***** : FPOS Fairphone 5 waiting UT for freedom šŸ˜‰
                                    šŸ‡²šŸ‡«šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§

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                                      Opolork @Keneda
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                                      @keneda The FP3 will likely be my next phone. Not sure when though.

                                      How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                                        HEROBRINE7GAMER
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                                        Thanks to everyone for the advice . after thinking a lot i bought a redmi 9c because i didn't have any other options and because it is extremely cheap - like it was just 160 dollars - and i will also buy another phone with a better camera later . even though the redmi 9c has a not really good camera it has a good battery and the storage is good so maybe it is the best option for me . i will have to wait before i install ubuntu touch because the port is not very good and i am busy those 2 weeks - i am always busy - and i might even try to improve the port when i can . so i will see if it was a good option or not , and i hope it is not a bad option .
                                        thanks again for everything !

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                                          Lakotaubp @HEROBRINE7GAMER
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                                          @herobrine7gamer Now you have made a choice please mark as solved https://forums.ubports.com/topic/6311/how-to-ask-a-question-and-then-mark-it-as-solved

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                                            Opolork @HEROBRINE7GAMER
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                                            @herobrine7gamer Hi. Good to see that the advice was useful. šŸ‘‹

                                            How can you trust that an app really won't send some company your location data, when you tell it not to? The only way you can trust a program not to do something it isn't supposed to do is if it is free software. ~ RMS

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                                              Thanks to everyone for the advice .

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