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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I haven't considered Google android as usable for like a decade, went down the custom ROM route and it's the best thing I've ever done when it comes to mobile use.

Being able to install what ever operating system I want is a hard make or break for me when it comes to purchases ever since.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Shizuku + canta and you can forget about bloatware

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I'm switching to FairPhone as soon as my current phone dies. https://www.fairphone.com/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They bought it...

Not my problem if someone doesn't read the tiniest bit about a $600+ product before purchase.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

On android you also have Shizuku and Canta.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Canta + Shizuku is what I use as well.

Shizuku is a way to temporarily get semi-root privileges without needing a computer, via wireless debugging to your own phone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think you just do adb commands without a computer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

That probably makes more sense

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks for the Canta recommendation!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I just run ADB.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's bloatware?

continues on using GrapheneOS

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not only is there bloatware, a fuckton of things prevent you from installing a custom OS on many phones ranging from DRM built into the phone, to the carrier your service is provided by. My phone is compatible with Graphene and I want Graphene; but TMO won't let me unlock my phone to install Graphene (even though it's fully paid off). 😠

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Worthless article. But the point is valid...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I just install LineageOS. It doesn't have any bloatware or Android modifications that the manufacturer added

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

GrapheneOS > LineageOS, but unfortunately the list of supported devices is even smaller.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like what GrapheneOS is doing, but it's focused on having the absolute best security rather than supporting a lot of phones. If you aren't wanted by three letter agencies then LineageOS is good enough

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

If you aren't wanted by three letter agencies

Keep in mind, you don't have to be an activist or journalist to get targeted with sophisticated spyware. This very recent Lemmy post is a great example: https://slrpnk.net/post/15858999

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And I can immediately say goodbye to important apps I need.

I'm so fracking tired of not being able to just use the OS 😞 want on my phone because apparently my phone isn't mine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What does this have to do with GrapheneOS (compared to Lineage)? Did you reply to the wrong comment?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

This is from some post where authy, revolut, and a bunch of other apps no longer permit Graphene OS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

It seems to apply to all third party operating systems. I pretty much have to use stock or I can't use my bank apps, can't use my phone to prove I'm me when remote logging in to work

I used to use cyanogen then lineage until security stuff made the phone too useless.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's great if you have one of the handful of phones supported, but for the rest of us, not so much.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bought my current phone specifically because it was supported by LineageOS. Before that I used an unsupported Samsung phone, which was such a shitty experience that I made a promise to myself that my next phone has to have custom ROMs available

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Apart from the pixels, which current range of phones is supported?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

And how many are current? Apart from the pixels, there's nothing available where I live unless you buy second-hand (which has issues of its own).

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