Before you say it: I do use Adblock on my computer but sometimes YouTube updates their site to make those not work, and sometimes I browse on my phone which doesn’t have Adblock
Before you say it: I do use Adblock on my computer but sometimes YouTube updates their site to make those not work, and sometimes I browse on my phone which doesn’t have Adblock
If you’re looking to switch to graphene, you’re limited to the google pixel line, which isn’t a bad thing imo. Older models can be had for cheap, and they have good specs.
I’m on a pixel 6 right now and it’s served me well. I’d recommend buying a 7 and up though, as the 6 is nearing the end of its support (I think graphene will support it for a few more years but I’d double check that before buying one). But a standard pixel 7 can be had for ~$150usd so not a bad call. The pixel 9 and 10 have AI chips in them so if that’s a deal breaker for you, you’re limited to the 7 and 8 (both still good options). And if you do move to graphene it kinda nullifies the whole AI chip thing anyway.
The default media player on pixels are kinda ass, however. They work fine, but the UI is janky. But there are plenty of media player apps available both on the playstore and through alternatives like f-droid. You can also find cracked versions of most “premium” apps pretty easily online. So if you find a media player you like, but it has ads or some other garbage, you should be able to find a cracked version with little hassle.
And completely unrelated to switching phones, if you’re able to add a private DNS into your wifi settings like I can do on my pixel, you can add base.dns.mullvad.net to the private DNS box and it’ll take care of 99% of ads (can’t speak for youtube specifically) on your phone
All Pixel phones with Tensor SOCs have “AI” Chips. So even the Pixel 6 and 7 come with a NPU.
Ah ok, I must’ve bought the marketing haha. I remember their whole schtick with the 9 and 10 was the “brand new AI chips” for “better performance and privacy”