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Yet another reason to be a happy GAPPSless LineageOS user

• ravenstine 3y ago
  What's GAPless? I've been thinking about trying out LineageOS on a refurbished phone, so I'd love to know what I can do to make it even better.
  • henpa 3y ago
    I think it means without "Google Apps" installed (gmail, play, maps, etc, etc).
• forward1 3y ago
  You're kidding yourself if you think three letter agencies don't have LOS users on a list and have capabilities to spy on them on demand with tailored access.
  • g-b-r 3y ago
    Maybe, but for sure avoiding stock Android and Google apps increases privacy a lot.
    • forward1 3y ago
      Depends on your definition of privacy. Maybe privacy from Google, at the cost of additional scrutiny from domestic intelligence services.
      • deleted 3y ago
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      • g-b-r 3y ago
        There are few cases where that would be worse than using a normal all-monitoring android