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I think that's just because stock ROMS have become good enough that we don't need custom ROMS; except for purposes like de-Googling your phone or removing stuff
by xrisk 7y ago
I think that's just because stock ROMS have become good enough that we don't need custom ROMS; except for purposes like de-Googling your phone or removing stuff installed by your OEM.
- aynawn 7y agoCustom supported roms will continue to get security updates whereas oem roms get updates for maximum 3 years since phone release. From a security perspective, custom roms are still worth it.
- izacus 7y agoExcept that a huge chunk of Android CVEs I've seen are related to vendor code which does not get updated in custom ROMs either. And those are the painful ones, since drivers have kernel access. The security situation on Android is really less than ideal :/
- aaron_m04 7y agoThat's concerning if true. Do you have a source?
- sozy777 7y agoI'm using because I don't want to give location permission to apps. At least not my real location. I want to have the ability to spoof any detail of my phone.