I own a Pixel 7 and although not ideal, it's certainly better than most of the phones out there for me. The only downsides of daily driving a Pixel are battery drain and overheating. Granted, I live in a rather cold climate so I imagine it being not the most useful piece of tech for the folks near the equator...

It's been confirmed that Pixel 10 will finally get a non-exynos chip, so perhaps it can indeed become the pinnacle of Android smartphones, who knows.

This scenario still requires Google to play their cards right, however, but there's hope.

You are absolutely correct, you got both of them right!

After 3 years of using MacOS as a main OS, I am more than convinced it was indeed the intention.

Embrace freedom, change the habits, eat the rich!! /s

They actually did for some people a couple of months ago.

You are much better off using a Pixel with GrapheneOS as far as privacy and security are concerned. Believe it or not, Google Pixels are the best smartphones to use de-googled. Truly outstanding.

Look up why Graphene team only supports these phones, it's on their FAQ page.

lol

Which is why I prefer NixOS (I use NixOS btw)

Definitely try it, using NixOS after the "horrors" of Arch feels much more secure. Your system is basically unbreakable, not unintentionally, at least.

NixOS user spotted!

Say whatever you want, Snowden's a fucking hero for sharing this.

AFAIK, you can flash a de-googled version of Android TV on some devices, look up LineageOS' website.