I read a lot of good reviews and videos about GOS: high security and privacy. There are also other complaints which i can only know through random social media comments: app compatibilities, weird workflow (profiles),

My problem is that in my country, Pixels are very expensive even the refurbished models: the old Pixel 6 is like $500, refurbished one is $300. At that price, I could just go for a low end Android phone.

Is there a way to experience GOS like on an emulator? I want to try it out before buying a brand new phone to install.

    • mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      I had the original Pixel (codename Sailfish) and eventhough it was 1st gen, it was one of the best if not the best experience I had: clean software, camera is great. Google did some wizardry with their camera via software at the time. The downside: absolutely terrible battery life.

      • Bo7a@lemmy.caEnglish
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        19 hours ago

        Single data point as counterpoint…

        My last three phones have been pixels. I skip every second generation because I tend to treat my phones well and they don’t need replacing every year.

        I don’t think I would ever buy another phone. Add GOS on top of it and it’s pretty much perfect for my use cases.