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> unless you jailbreak and de-goog it, which is a PITA I've wiped my phone and put LineageOS on it a few weeks ago and I've had no problems whatsoever. (To be

> unless you jailbreak and de-goog it, which is a PITA I've wiped my phone and put LineageOS on it a few weeks ago and I've had no problems whatsoever. (To be fair I should say that my device was officially supported and I don't use any apps that depend on the GSF.)

Semaphor 7y ago
So what are you using to replace the google services? Because just lineageOS without a replacement or google makes most apps not work properly.
- zuron7 7y ago
  You don't need to. Just use apps that do not need Google Play Services. F-Droid helps out with that. I don't miss anything since almost all services I need to use have very good mobile websites. I'm glad I'm not unknowingly sharing a bunch of my data with them.
  - WorldMaker 7y ago
    If I could survive with just apps that don't need Google Play Services I would have seriously considered staying on Windows Phone despite security support ending in November. We've lost the App War. I need multiple Apps that "need" Location Services and Push Notifications just to get what used to be hole punches or stamps on business cards for buy 10 get 1 free sandwiches in 2019. Options like LineageOS and going without Google Play Services might as well be a "dumb phone" in current culture. It's an hilarious joke. Google realized all the real control in Android was in controlling Google Play Services, and as soon as that got locked down people should have been worried. Google wouldn't have had as much power to "kill" Windows Phone that they had if apps didn't matter. (Fwiw, I went back to Apple as that unfortunately seemed the only sane choice to have Apps and some semblance of maybe Privacy.)
- t0astbread 7y ago
  I don't use any apps that require the Services Framework. (I really just use my phone for HN, Twitter, messaging, basic browsing and public transport.) I know that this isn't applicable to everyone though. Actually, since I've ditched WhatsApp a few days ago, I'm running 100% FOSS (sans some proprietary blobs and all the network services) on my phone.

Semaphor 7y ago

So what are you using to replace the google services? Because just lineageOS without a replacement or google makes most apps not work properly.

zuron7 7y ago
You don't need to. Just use apps that do not need Google Play Services. F-Droid helps out with that. I don't miss anything since almost all services I need to use have very good mobile websites. I'm glad I'm not unknowingly sharing a bunch of my data with them.
- WorldMaker 7y ago
  If I could survive with just apps that don't need Google Play Services I would have seriously considered staying on Windows Phone despite security support ending in November. We've lost the App War. I need multiple Apps that "need" Location Services and Push Notifications just to get what used to be hole punches or stamps on business cards for buy 10 get 1 free sandwiches in 2019. Options like LineageOS and going without Google Play Services might as well be a "dumb phone" in current culture. It's an hilarious joke. Google realized all the real control in Android was in controlling Google Play Services, and as soon as that got locked down people should have been worried. Google wouldn't have had as much power to "kill" Windows Phone that they had if apps didn't matter. (Fwiw, I went back to Apple as that unfortunately seemed the only sane choice to have Apps and some semblance of maybe Privacy.)
t0astbread 7y ago
I don't use any apps that require the Services Framework. (I really just use my phone for HN, Twitter, messaging, basic browsing and public transport.) I know that this isn't applicable to everyone though. Actually, since I've ditched WhatsApp a few days ago, I'm running 100% FOSS (sans some proprietary blobs and all the network services) on my phone.