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Why I switched out LineageOS: * privacy - LOS still use Google DNS and servers for internet checking, not sure about telemetry * app shutdown impossible witho

Why I switched out LineageOS: * privacy - LOS still use Google DNS and servers for internet checking, not sure about telemetry * app shutdown impossible without devtools * root access needs to flash another zip archive It's a paradox: I'm Linux user, but don't like Android.

Iolaum 8y ago
Out of curiosity, did you switch to something that has those things, and if so what is it?
- supuun 8y ago
  iphone, maybe?
  - Iolaum 8y ago
    Iphones allow flashing zips?
- paulcarroty 8y ago
  iphone then dumbphone.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
Android isn't GNU/Linux. That it happens to share a kernel is irrelevant as the SDK completely hides that. It might not share a kernel in the future.
commoner 8y ago
With root access, you can change the server Android uses for checking internet connectivity: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/134963/change-the-server-that-android-uses-for-an-internet-connectivity-check https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/134963/change-th... To override the default Google DNS, Cloudflare offers an app for their 1.1.1.1 DNS service. You can also use the VPN of your choice to override the default DNS server. Firefox for Android users have the additional option of setting the DNS over HTTPS server used in the browser. https://1.1.1.1 https://1.1.1.1 https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/configure-dns-over-https-in-firefox/ https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/configure-dns-over-https-i... In the developer options of the Settings app on LineageOS, you can enable "Kill app back button" which kills the foreground app when you long-press the back button. There are also 2 free and open source apps (requiring root access) that may be of interest to you: OS Monitor is a task manager that can kill apps on demand, and Drowser automatically kills the apps of your choice when the screen turns off: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.eolwral.osmonitor/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.eolwral.osmonitor/ https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/drowser https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/drowser Finally, although you need to flash the su add-on to enable root access, you only have to do it one time, and the add-on persists across updates (until you flash another file to remove it). https://download.lineageos.org/extras https://download.lineageos.org/extras
- paulcarroty 8y ago
  Thanks for the links, maybe they will help someone. But IMHO time spending for the hacking doesn't worth it.

Iolaum 8y ago

Out of curiosity, did you switch to something that has those things, and if so what is it?

supuun 8y ago
iphone, maybe?
- Iolaum 8y ago
  Iphones allow flashing zips?
paulcarroty 8y ago
iphone then dumbphone.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago

Android isn't GNU/Linux. That it happens to share a kernel is irrelevant as the SDK completely hides that. It might not share a kernel in the future.

commoner 8y ago

With root access, you can change the server Android uses for checking internet connectivity: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/134963/change-the-server-that-android-uses-for-an-internet-connectivity-check https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/134963/change-th... To override the default Google DNS, Cloudflare offers an app for their 1.1.1.1 DNS service. You can also use the VPN of your choice to override the default DNS server. Firefox for Android users have the additional option of setting the DNS over HTTPS server used in the browser. https://1.1.1.1 https://1.1.1.1 https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/configure-dns-over-https-in-firefox/ https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/configure-dns-over-https-i... In the developer options of the Settings app on LineageOS, you can enable "Kill app back button" which kills the foreground app when you long-press the back button. There are also 2 free and open source apps (requiring root access) that may be of interest to you: OS Monitor is a task manager that can kill apps on demand, and Drowser automatically kills the apps of your choice when the screen turns off: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.eolwral.osmonitor/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.eolwral.osmonitor/ https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/drowser https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/drowser Finally, although you need to flash the su add-on to enable root access, you only have to do it one time, and the add-on persists across updates (until you flash another file to remove it). https://download.lineageos.org/extras https://download.lineageos.org/extras

paulcarroty 8y ago
Thanks for the links, maybe they will help someone. But IMHO time spending for the hacking doesn't worth it.