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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

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[–] leds@feddit.dk 10 points 1 year ago

Another one for LinageOS with fdroid on an older oneplus

[–] EddyBot@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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

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[–] eclipse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Running GrapheneOS and it is very stable and reliable.

[–] Gamey@feddit.de 5 points 1 year 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!

[–] dog@suppo.fi 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] tolle_locke@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] sp6@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used LineageOS for years on my OnePlus 3, and once that stopped getting updates, I snagged a Pixel 5a and immediately put CalyxOS on it. Both have been great experiences.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I personally like lineage os because it is clean and minimal. Calyx os comes with way to many apps preinstalled

[–] sp6@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

During setup, Calyx shows a list of the apps installed by default, and allows you to uncheck most of them. I personally didn't feel like it was much bloat at all, but I did uncheck a good bit of the apps. If you went through the setup process with all default settings though, I can definitely see why you'd think that

[–] Teppichbrand@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] Unimeron@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do and did this with all my previous phones. Unfortunately, it comes with so many obstacles nowadays like non-working banking apps, that I'm unsure how the future of custom roms looks like. If I need to buy a new phone, I'll pick one with good custom rom support and a cheap second one just for the banking stuff.

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[–] squid@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used all sorts of ROMs but like op I've also gone lineage although I am considering a pure Linux phone, once the tech and foundation are more stable as my trust for google has gone down considerably with they're brazen walled garden approach in recent years, safety-net (soon to be discontinued as hackers/modders have found work a rounds , and another implementation will soon be added if not already.. I don't keep up to date) and other such tactics are going to make the custom ROMs and rooting very difficult and I joined the team android for its openness but google are constantly implementing APIs and "features" and all of a sudden I'm unable to access the apps that had worked perfectly before. But anyway fuck google. Go team foss

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to feel the same way but now I've realized how mature android is compared to Linux phones. We should focus on developing free software replacements for google services such as push notifications. There are already plenty of free software apps for android that it makes no sense to start from scratch

[–] squid@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I agree that android is mature but when I think of what I use my phone and desktop for they both converge and my use case is well fitted to Linux over android, most of my android apps are lesser versions of my applications on my linux desktop but its also early days so I will continue with android till linux on mobile has matured

[–] mfreudenberg@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] ArdMacha@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I've been doing this since the WinMo days. I recently went back to stock for my banking app with the latest 13 ROM, but I still have a 2016 Samsung tab a running great on the latest lineage, it saves so many older devices.

[–] kzhe@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

On Lineage Microg

[–] wasabi@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

LineageOS MicroG on Fairphone 4.

[–] smokeymcpott@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does lineageos work for you on FP4? I'm thinking of installing it too.

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[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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...

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trivoization at its finest

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year 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.

[–] lichtmetzger@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

LineageOS on my Galaxy S8. This is such a great phone. Constantly ran out of RAM on the original stock ROM.

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I started with CyanogenMod on my Google G1 and have never stopped.

[–] MilderRichter@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

i've been using custom ROMs for a long time. In the last years i also replaced GApps with MicroG Currently i'm using LineageOS for MicroG

I have always been use a custom os, since Nexus 4 days.

Currently running SparkOS on my Xiaomi 9

[–] venus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

YAAP on the OnePlus 7T Pro made me rethink if I want to upgrade my phone at all

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I broke a data pin on my current phone so it only has the stock ROM with F-Droid.

My new phone is a Xiaomi that I don't use enough for Xiaomi to allow me to unlock the bootloader, so also stock ROM with F-Droid for that one until I actually start using it. Once I get the bootloader unlocked, I'll put Graphene OS on it.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Have you tried unlocking bootloader without OEM unlocking enabled? It works on some devices.

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I fixed my previous comment.

Basicly you may be able to reboot into fastboot and unlock the bootloader without changing any settings in the os. It really just depends on the device.

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean the way to unlock a Google Pixel, but without enabling OEM unlocking?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kind of. It varies by brand and device and I have no experience with your device. If you want lineage os its worth a shot

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where did you learn about this? Diid it work for you? If yes, what device are you using?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I couldn't get it to work but it turned out it was a defective device. It was a Motorola g52

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

So you don't know if it works? Where did you find this?

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Using Lineage on my PX 5 and couldnt be happier

[–] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Graphene OS on my pixel 6. All my banking apps work. I have Droidify (f-droid), the aurora store, and the play store installed.

Some apps on the play store say they don't support my phone, but I can install them from the aurora store if I have it report my actual phone model.

[–] Starb3an@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How does this effect battery life? I listen to audiobooks 12-14 hrs a day, with 9 hours of use with Bluetooth. I'm looking to get away from Audible in hopes of that helping as well.

[–] averyfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

It tends to improve it due to no google things phoning home

Better than stock

[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I chose a new phone based on its LineageOS support. I only booted the original OS once before installing LOS. Been running smoothly for 5 years now.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Using a lineageos device as a stopgap because my main grapheneos device is broken

[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] oscarsantis@feddit.cl 1 points 1 year ago

I have some F-Droid apps installed, but there's not an available lineageOS' rom for my phone yet.

[–] gruf@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Pixel 4, using a personal signed build of LineageOS with user build type (instead of userdebug, so no root) with gapps included.

[–] SGHFan@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

Pixel Experience Plus on a Galaxy Tab A8.

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