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LineageOS[1] exists, and it may as well be a non-GNU mobile distribution of Linux with support for Android apps like Firefox. [1] https://lineageos.org/ https:

LineageOS[1] exists, and it may as well be a non-GNU mobile distribution of Linux with support for Android apps like Firefox. [1] https://lineageos.org/ https://lineageos.org/

cmroanirgo 7y ago
I've given up on custom ROMs. There's always only an extremely limited set of devices that are supported, and those devices are EOL rather too quickly, forcing us to use custom builds from someone not directly affiliated with the project. To be clear, not one of the Android devices I've purchased have ever had official support. I'm using a Samsung a8 at the moment. I hope the custom rom community finds a better mechanism for providing better device coverage.
- redwards510 7y ago
  Custom ROMs are rarely developed for Samsung devices these days because Samsung locks the bootloader and makes everything extremely difficult. Buy a device that is more developer-friendly like a Nexus, Pixel or OnePlus and you'll see a much larger selection of custom ROMs.
  - jdofaz 7y ago
    The last Nexus was released 4 years ago. The two pixel models and the OnePlus 7 make 3 choices of currently manufactured models.
jdofaz 7y ago
Are you aware of a current model phone that is officially supported by lineageos?
- dmitrygr 7y ago
  lineage always supports google devices (pixel)
  - jdofaz 7y ago
    Their docs only list the first generation Pixel: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#google https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#google
  - bscphil 7y ago
    The Nexus 5X isn't supported (yet?) by the latest version of LineageOS (16).
0815test 7y ago
The "Linux" kernel even in something like LineageOS is heavily forked and in practically every case relies on userspace binary blobs for critically-important functionality. It's a far cry from what you can run on PC's, although postmarketOS is moving towards that goal. BTW it's not like Android itself is to blame for this, since other varieties of embedded Linux (by and large) are the same deal; the buck stops with SoC- and embedded-hardware manufacturers.

LineageOS[1] exists, and it may as well be a non-GNU mobile distribution of Linux with support for Android apps like Firefox. [1] https://lineageos.org/ https://lineageos.org/

cmroanirgo 7y ago

I've given up on custom ROMs. There's always only an extremely limited set of devices that are supported, and those devices are EOL rather too quickly, forcing us to use custom builds from someone not directly affiliated with the project. To be clear, not one of the Android devices I've purchased have ever had official support. I'm using a Samsung a8 at the moment. I hope the custom rom community finds a better mechanism for providing better device coverage.

redwards510 7y ago
Custom ROMs are rarely developed for Samsung devices these days because Samsung locks the bootloader and makes everything extremely difficult. Buy a device that is more developer-friendly like a Nexus, Pixel or OnePlus and you'll see a much larger selection of custom ROMs.
- jdofaz 7y ago
  The last Nexus was released 4 years ago. The two pixel models and the OnePlus 7 make 3 choices of currently manufactured models.

jdofaz 7y ago

Are you aware of a current model phone that is officially supported by lineageos?

dmitrygr 7y ago
lineage always supports google devices (pixel)
- jdofaz 7y ago
  Their docs only list the first generation Pixel: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#google https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#google
- bscphil 7y ago
  The Nexus 5X isn't supported (yet?) by the latest version of LineageOS (16).

0815test 7y ago

The "Linux" kernel even in something like LineageOS is heavily forked and in practically every case relies on userspace binary blobs for critically-important functionality. It's a far cry from what you can run on PC's, although postmarketOS is moving towards that goal. BTW it's not like Android itself is to blame for this, since other varieties of embedded Linux (by and large) are the same deal; the buck stops with SoC- and embedded-hardware manufacturers.