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> Eschewing Android for an actual Linux OS was the point. Alternative Android distros have been around a long time. Correct, but we have Android _distros_ not
by gaius_baltar 6y ago
> Eschewing Android for an actual Linux OS was the point. Alternative Android distros have been around a long time.
Correct, but we have Android _distros_ not phones that support them well.
We need to get some expensive phone from a supported list, unlock it (losing warranty in the process) and flash the distro. Not a thing we can say to even technical users who are not really inclined to HW hacking. To say nothing about the non-technical people who are the ones more vulnerable to the current mobile environment.
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- Mediterraneo10 6y ago> We need to get some expensive phone from a supported list LineageOS runs on a range of phones from very cheap to expensive. I have owned two Xiaomi phones on which I installed LineageOS that cost only about 100€. Later I upgraded to a Motorola phone that feels fancy in comparison, but still wasn’t more than about 200€.