gigachad

I am well aware where LineageOS stands against Linux. But my point still stands - LineageOS has no focus on privacy and AOSP is under threat, again.

LineageOS without “Google junk” is useless for 95% of the userbase, as they miss out very basic features Google outsourced of AOSP, such as Network Location Provider, Push Notifications or even an app store. I am not even talking about Play Integrity.

The privacy, security and simplicity of Android is really top notch.

• LineageOS is not private, even if it sends way less data home than Android (if you don’t sideload Play Services)
• depending on your threat level an unlocked bootloader is not what I would call “top notch secure”
• getting around a lot of the issues I talked about with extra stuff like microg, DNS blocking, Aurora Store etc. is not what I would call simple

maintains foss replacements for the Google proprietary ones

Not true, see Play Services

Yes but open source development for Android is made harder and harder every year by google, just look at the ongoing sideloading discussion. A working real Linux based OS for phones would be the holy grail. LineageOS is great and I am using it, but for real privacy you need a lot more.

Didn’t make Chrome Adblockers unusable a while ago? Are 90% of the people now using chrome with ads??

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I love it, take my upvote!

I thought the same. The bar for “memes” got really low recently.

Cybertank

I tried everything for my Poco F1 in 2023, some Qualcomm tools, trying to go into EDL mode, using some weird firehose files with the MI flash tool. I read every fucking XDA thread. I even brought that phone to a shady repair service station near me, nothing worked.

The only option I did not use were some sus af indian Telegram channels that sold that service for 20 bucks.

Don’t tell me the phone is always recoverable, because sometimes it is fucking not.

After they raised the price to 3€ during inflation I never bought that product again. Also [email protected] !