I personally have been using lineage os for some time now and I am curious how many others use F-droid and lineage os like I do

  • Gamey@feddit.deEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use LineageOS for years now, it works great but I should finally redo my install with Magisk and MicroG, some things that depend on root permissions and Google services would be kind of nice even tho I don’t really need them. Still, once you got used to a custom ROM phones without one seem fucking unusable, all that bloat and shit is just plain terrible!

  • Teppichbrand@feddit.deEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Lineage with MicroG, too. Been using it for years. I love buying phones for less than 100€ and use them until they are dead. OsmAnd, Syncthing, Keepass, NewPipe, DavX5, Neo- and Aurora Store are so good. Banking works fine after hiding Magisk but I can’t get Deutsche Bahn app to work, so I still buy my tickets offline. Not big of a deal. I really love my setup, it took some time to finetune, but it feels great to use a 95% FLOSS phone.

  • EddyBot@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    CalyxOS (MicroG) on the phone and crDroid (No MicroG or Gaaps) on the Tablet

    my banking app works on the phone and Aurora Store helps to get Google Play apps if needed

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Is mobile banking that popular of a thing? Couldn’t you just go to the bank? Or for that matter you could just use the website

      • EddyBot@feddit.deEnglish
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        10 months ago

        If the app wouldn’t work I would probably test other means like it’s mobile website but if it works, why not? I’m using a direct bank though which doesn’t have branches anywhere in my country while ATMs typically only allow withdrawing from my account

        • federalreverse-old@feddit.deEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Apps are vehicles for persistent trackers on your device, whereas with a mobile browser you have more freedom to install an ad/tracking blocker. Also, if no one uses the mobile website anymore, the bank will likely shut it down eventually (there are several “fintech” banks that don’t have a usable website already. In this way, apps may lock you into the Android/iOS duality.

  • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    I have been using custom roms since my first android device but the my current one(zenfone 10) cant be unlocked because they havent released the unlock tool for it…

  • dog@suppo.fiEnglish
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    10 months ago

    “Downgrading” from a Samsung S22 Ultra 128gb to Pixel 7a, planning to run Graphene on it.

    • tolle_locke@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      +1 for Graphene. I’m running it on a Pixel 4a 5g and have had no issues to date. All my banking apps work, although some with the gaps compatibility layer in a different profile.

  • mfreudenberg@feddit.deEnglish
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    10 months ago

    LineageOS with microg. Running now since over a year. The last upgrade from 18 to 20 was a bit of a hustle, as i had to upgrade my TWRP. So far i’m quite satisfied. The only thing that bugs me is, that i cannot use paid-apps from thr google store. I don’t always find an open source alternative fromF-Droidm.

    I’m not sure if /e/ solves this problem i a better way. Was thinking about migrating to /e/. But, als LOS was running quite ok, i did not bother.

  • theshatterstone54@feddit.ukEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m currently on a niche Vanilla Custom ROM. My device is fairly new (came out in the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022, I bought it in the first half of 2022) and is quite niche (mid-range Xiaomi device). As such, it doesn’t have proper official support for many ROMs, but some people on a Telegram channel have gathered together to build Custom ROMs for this device. I have MicroG but don’t use it because I haven’t configured it properly. If LineageOS for MicroG ever becomes available for it, I would switch to that, so I have MicroG properly configured. The thing is, the people there don’t care about privacy, they are tinkerers only.

  • cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The only point of custom ROMs in Android is to remove Google stuff.

    Its not like on a Computer. You dont really have alot of choice. You have to have someone maintain a custom ROM for your phone model. And two phones using the same name will not be compatible with each other.

  • haeki@feddit.deEnglish
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    10 months ago

    crDroid on Samsung Galaxy s10. Running it for 4 months so far and overall I’m really happy. Sometimes I get Problems with high Battery drain and I haven’t figured out what the root cause is. But a quick restart fixes the problem and it happens max once a week, so I can live with it.