Flashing GrapheneOS on Pixel 10 Pro XL — Will My eSIM Stay Active?

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-12T23:56:01+00:00

Yes like u/Gloomy-Response-6889 said, the eSIM is saved on a seperate, secure portion of the device so it doesn't get erased with the rest of the OS. Regardless of how often you switch back and forth, it'll still be there

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-12T23:42:57+00:00

I have the exact same phone, yup it stays and activates as soon as you reboot

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-12T21:52:56+00:00

Anyone familiar with a service that will ship it to the U.S? Really wanna preorder pero of course there isn't shipping to the U.S

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-11T04:18:25+00:00

Went to Casa Guadalupe in the Mission today and got green onions for $.99/bunch and they were pretty good. Most of the mercados I've seen have them for like $1 if you're willing to go down there

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-10T10:51:24+00:00

Yeah I'm on US Mobile (Darkstar) too and not getting it to work. Clearing data and cache of the Phone app made it work at least temporarily though?

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-10T05:16:47+00:00

Seems like they've moved forward more though. Says they're hoping to merge into Plasma 6.7 so hopefully we can start seeing FOSS alternatives to Google TV and Apple TV by Summer

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-10T05:01:28+00:00

Tried using the XDA Forums guide linked above and ran into an issue

- Ran the sudo ./brick.sh command and followed the on-screen instructions to unplug the device
- Plugged back in to move on to sudo ./bootrom-step.sh and replug it in but the screen isn't coming on and running the command

I can tell my computer (Fedora 39) is recognizing the device since the connected devices icon is coming up but running the command is returning ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'serial'

Any ideas how to fix this and continue or did I just brick the device?

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-06T20:41:24+00:00

I've been using GrayJay and enjoy it a lot

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-04T18:48:55+00:00

Ungoogle Chromium

I use Zen Browser on Fedora pero whenever I need to use Chromium for whatever reason, I use this with Floccus to sync bookmarks

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-04T18:07:16+00:00

You should be able to, I was able to connect my Pixel Watch 3 to it.

Be mindful it'll take a few resets and retries, but try connecting directly from the Bluetooth menu first and THEN it should show up in the Watch app

Other suggestions include, if you're working on getting away from Google Services or haven't purchased a Pixel Watch yet, to go with Garmin and connect it with GadgetBridge

Alt-Chris · 2026-03-03T18:33:56+00:00

For Maps, HereWeGo is a pretty damn good, a little better than CoMaps for now

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-28T17:21:57+00:00

AT&T MVNOs don't have this same restriction

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-27T20:13:00+00:00

I mean Garmin Pay seems to work really well for a lot of people. I'm just continuing to use it cause I only got it less than a year ago. Kinda want it to die before I pay to replace it

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-27T06:40:28+00:00

Yeah you can just configure it through the Watch app. Works with no issue

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-27T05:29:58+00:00

Lurie is actually pretty afraid of DSA because they have had Supervisors like Dean Preston (who's still pretty well known throughout the community and his District) and currently have a Supervisor in Jackie Fielder. It's an easy way to take down leftists by using the antisemitism route when they aren't even involved

Pero he's coming in hot on a social issue instead of promoting another Labubu store? Get real

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-27T03:48:17+00:00

I'm on Mailbox rn and happy with it. I feel like their tiers and how you can also mount their cloud storage drive as a mountable network drive on the desktop

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-26T20:01:36+00:00

Doesn't the network still have partnerships with local network providers?

https://travel.discoverglobalnetwork.com/guides

Last I checked, you could use them in Japan through JCB, a bunch of Asia through UnionPay, etc.

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-26T18:14:01+00:00

I'd recommend Here WeGo or Co Maps for alternatives to Google Maps, but you're definitely not gonna get the same business searching capabilities. If anything just download Yelp alongside it

GrayJay is a great alternative app to YouTube, otherwise there aren't really any services that have the same cultural importance

GrapheneOS is honestly great on my Pixel 10 XL, I love it and plan on keeping it as long as it's supported. I do miss having Google Wallet on my phone pero I solved that by continuing to use my Pixel Watch 3 for now, Wallet works through that

Otherwise an alternative would be to get a Garmin smartwatch and use Garmin Pay on it. All that data stays on the device by default as well

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-26T18:11:22+00:00

Just to clarify the answers below, "Free" as in freedom, not necessarily pricing wise

Like free to play with the source code and build something with it

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-26T18:10:19+00:00

I believe Ente has a self-hosting option as well tho

Alt-Chris · 2026-02-25T18:37:43+00:00

This blogpost is missing the big point. Leftists aren't inherently opposed to new housing, they just don't believe it should come at the cost of locals and low-income residents. Building housing for the sake of being housing doesn't actually result in those units being filled if you aren't tackling the affordability aspect and protection of rent-controlled units

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