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The Google Pixel 8a starts at $499 for 128 GB and $559 for 256 GB (Obsidian only)

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[–] limerod@reddthat.com 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

As previously announced for the Pixel 8, the 8a will be getting on-device Gemini Nano — in a future update — as a developer option that users can enable for Recorder Summarization, better Gboard replies, and Magic Compose in Messages.

I'm guessing there is a negative in enabling this feature if it's going to be tucked in developer settings. Likely increased app reloads and the phone running hotter.

[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And even more collecting of your data.

[–] Mister_GothFvck@lemmy.studio 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

GrapheneOS removes all google garbage and sandboxes apps, along with other security and privacy enhancements.

[–] smeg 4 points 6 months ago

Android sandboxes apps anyway, what GrapheneOS does is allow you to install Google Play Services in a sandbox so you can use it without granting it the admin-level permissions it usually demands.