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.

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Now that’s astonishingly convincing

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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.

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Thanks, I know.

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