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For new/supported devices I strongly recommend GrapheneOS. The other projects who support some of these older devices have numerous issues as noted here: https

by _rdvw 4y ago

For new/supported devices I strongly recommend GrapheneOS. The other projects who support some of these older devices have numerous issues as noted here: https://divestos.org/index.php?page=patch_levels#osSecurity https://divestos.org/index.php?page=patch_levels#osSecurity Edit: also of note: DivestOS currently provides monthly updates spanning seven versions of Android, I don't know of any other project doing that specifically.

h4waii 4y ago
To note, the monthly security updates DivestOS provides don't (can't?) include baseband and such "firmware" updates for legacy OEM-unsupported versions of Android. Don't get me wrong, it's terrific that security patches are backported to such ancient versions of Android by those working on DivestOS and it's a great option for devices that aren't supported by GrapheneOS, LineageOS, et al.
- _rdvw 4y ago
  Firmware is included for 45 devices, but no one but the vendor/manufacturer can actually provide security updates for them, so they are largely just the last release. https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/firmware-empty/-/blob/master/STATUS https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/firmware-empty/-/blob/mas... This is indeed an issue and is documented on multiple places of the website. Patching everything else is the best harm-reduction for this.
yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
A significant difficulty for GrapheneOS is that it has fairly limited device support: https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices Now if you're buying a device planning to run it, that's fine, but it really does limit its usefulness.
jeduardo 4y ago
GrapheneOS looks interesting but DivestOS's focus seem to be aftermarket devices that Graphene is not targeting. I recently got an unofficial build of LineageOS running on a Nexus 4 (mako) device and I was positively surprised with the speed it can run modern software. But this is an unofficial build that is also broken on some essential points, such as WiFi. For these old devices, Graphene is not an option and if there are others targeting the same devices as DivestOS (which I will surely be checking out soon) I have yet to see them.
- _rdvw 4y ago
  fwiw voron00's mako builds and my builds are fully functional. I daily drove one a while back for fun.
jacooper 4y ago
There is also CalyxOS

by _rdvw 4y ago

h4waii 4y ago

To note, the monthly security updates DivestOS provides don't (can't?) include baseband and such "firmware" updates for legacy OEM-unsupported versions of Android. Don't get me wrong, it's terrific that security patches are backported to such ancient versions of Android by those working on DivestOS and it's a great option for devices that aren't supported by GrapheneOS, LineageOS, et al.

_rdvw 4y ago
Firmware is included for 45 devices, but no one but the vendor/manufacturer can actually provide security updates for them, so they are largely just the last release. https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/firmware-empty/-/blob/master/STATUS https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/firmware-empty/-/blob/mas... This is indeed an issue and is documented on multiple places of the website. Patching everything else is the best harm-reduction for this.

yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago

A significant difficulty for GrapheneOS is that it has fairly limited device support: https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-devices Now if you're buying a device planning to run it, that's fine, but it really does limit its usefulness.

jeduardo 4y ago

GrapheneOS looks interesting but DivestOS's focus seem to be aftermarket devices that Graphene is not targeting. I recently got an unofficial build of LineageOS running on a Nexus 4 (mako) device and I was positively surprised with the speed it can run modern software. But this is an unofficial build that is also broken on some essential points, such as WiFi. For these old devices, Graphene is not an option and if there are others targeting the same devices as DivestOS (which I will surely be checking out soon) I have yet to see them.

_rdvw 4y ago
fwiw voron00's mako builds and my builds are fully functional. I daily drove one a while back for fun.

jacooper 4y ago

There is also CalyxOS