While Android as a whole continues to shrink in the US, Google Pixel keeps growing
While Android as a whole continues to shrink in the US, Google Pixel keeps growing
Google's Pixel smartphones are continuing to grow in the US, as shipments in the US grew in Q2 2023 while everyone else dropped.
Android is struggling to keep its market share in the United States, as Apple continues to take over in the market. But, despite Android as a whole losing ground, Google Pixel phones are becoming a bigger slice of the US market.
Counterpoint Research reports that, in Q2 2023, US smartphone shipments dropped by 24% year-over-year. That includes both iPhones and Android phones, and virtually every brand saw a drop in shipments. Samsung saw US shipments drop by 37% while Motorola saw a 17% drop. TCL saw the biggest decline at just shy of 70% year-over-year, and even Apple saw a 6% drop.
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I got a pixel 7a about 6 months ago. It's a brilliant phone, once you remove all the google shit / bloat and block all the trackers.
GrapheneOS on my Pixel 7.
GrapheneOS on my Pixel 5.
I wanted to try it out today. The install looked intimidatingly-complex to me, is there an 'easy mode' installation method?
The web installer is pretty simple.
It may seem intimidating because they're being super cautious. (Stuff like "You should avoid using a USB hub" is bordering paranoia.) But that's not because they need to be cautious. The GrapheneOS installer is very safe. The reason they're being so cautious is because they want to be more than 99% sure it works.
If something goes wrong, like you use the wrong browser or fail to install the driver/package, it won't break your phone; the install just stops and you can try again.
The one thing that may break something is if during install the cable gets disconnected or the power goes out. That's unlikely by itself, but even if it does happen, you phone will most likely be fine.
Thanks for the encouragement & advice. I'll give the web installer a go once I've had some sleep.
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I was shocked how damn simple the whole thing was. You just click a few times, and before you notice, the phone is rebooting and installing the full OS. Takes almost no time and it's all super automatized. That was the easiest "custom" OS I've ever installed.
For me, it's the lack of a replaceable battery and the lack of an SD card slot. Otherwise, it would be a perfect phone to tinker with software-wise with all the custom ROMs that are available for Pixels.