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@tethre@cybre.space It sure does!

Ooh I'm such a nerd, I really love it when there's a narrative element to something very technical.

Like quoting Hans Christian Andersen's „Snow Queen“ by naming the custom ROM for Kai OS-based phones “Gerda OS”!

Quote from the website:
“Our mission is to liberate the heart of Kai.”

Genius, down to its snowflake logo.❄️

https://gerda.tech/

3.) And last but not least, you can always go to a @cryptoparty@mastodon.earth near you, bring a phone and will probably find someone who will help you flash it with an open OS like /e/ or #Lineage for free.

You can find those e.g. in London @CryptoPartyLDN, Berlin @cryptoparty_berlin or Toulouse @Cryptoparty@mastodon.tetaneutral.net – just have a look at https://www.cryptoparty.in/parties/upcoming for upcoming events.

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Good night, and good luck! 🤓

2. ) De-Googled Android: @gael|s /e/ foundation sells its user-friendly open-source Android OS preinstalled on refurbished phones at https://e.foundation/e-pre-installed-refurbished-smartphones/

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@e_mydata

P.S.

If you feel like you'll never have the time or skills to flash a phone but crave an alternate, Google-free phone, you have the following three options (I'm aware of) atm:

1.) Sailfish OS: apart from the odd already flashed device on Ebay et al, you can go to the shop at https://jolla-devices.com and see what's in stock (not too much atm, but Xperia 10 is on the horizon and will be available through this page);

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Well, it's done – I flashed my first phone!

Had some ups and downs, but these things always have.

(The Jolla documentation is actually pretty good and complements Sony's where it gets fuzzy.)

Bottom line: if I can do it, _you_ can do it!

Yasssss! 🎉

...

Oh-kayyy🎵
Something's _happening_🎶

I basically just repeated everything:

- entered my unlock code with fastboot -> error, already unlocked;

- ran the flashing script once more -> only this time: success! flashing is officially *in progress*🚀

Holy cow!

For some reason I turned on the Sony device - first it told me to lock the bootloader (good!), but then it remained in bootloop limbo for a veerry long time, until, after almost all curses I know, it finally reached some landing screen (whew!).

Now what?

Uh-oh!

Tried the flashing script again, now it says my device has NOT been unlocked yet.

Dear future phone: Could you please make up your mind whether you're unlocked or not?!

This is going to be a long night...😫

Tried it again with

sudo fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock etc.

and:

"...
FAILED (remote: Device already unlocked)
finished. total time: 0.017s"

– Good news, I guess!

No, damn, I'm stupid, I literally typed

sudo fastboot oem unlock 0x<my unlock code>

but I need to specify "oem"!
But what's the vendor ID? The Jolla instructions propose

-i 0x0fce

in their example.

Gonna have to investigate that...🕵️ 🔎

"...
OKAY [ 1.160s]
finished. total time: 1.160s"

Uh... yay? Could this mean I _did_ it?

Linux could be a little less elliptical here – how about integrating some fireworks or that Tetris rocket when someone unlocks a bootloader?!

Okay it appears I never actually unlocked, just prepared for it. Still have to enter my unlock key...
bit excited and too fast, gotta hold my horses...

minor setback: I ran the flashing script in terminal, but it tells me that my bootloader is not unlocked.
Do I have to unlock it again? Did that earlier today... gonna investigate... 🤔

And it's blue! 💙
(really had to push the volume up button _while_ plugging in the micro USB)