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I unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom (pretty much exclusively LineageOS nowadays, I’d try GrapheneOS, but I’d have to spend far more on the phone th
by Semaphor 3y ago
I unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom (pretty much exclusively LineageOS nowadays, I’d try GrapheneOS, but I’d have to spend far more on the phone than I’m willing to get that). That is everything cleaned ;) I only buy phones with LineageOS support.
- pxeboot 3y agoGrapheneOS is no harder to install or use than LineageOS. If anything, it is easier, since the documentation is far better and almost always applicable to all supported devices.
- Semaphor 3y agoIt’s not about hard/easy, it’s the supported devices. I spend very little on phones (current one is a OnePlus Nord, which I bought for 250€) as I don’t like to use them.
- 8organicbits 3y agoGraphene is Google Pixel only still. The current cheapest available looks like the Pixel 7A at £379 (new). So I agree, the added cost doesn't seem worth it. https://store.google.com/config/pixel_7a https://store.google.com/config/pixel_7a
- Xeamek 3y agoDoes it come with it's own version of the 'core apps' (calendar, phone, calculator etc.) or do You install and use some third party apps from app store?
- Tade0 3y agoYou can install a custom Google Apps package, e.g.: https://nikgapps.com/ https://nikgapps.com/
- Xeamek 3y agoAt that point why would I go for the trouble of installing custom rom though?
- scns 3y agoBecause you can choose how many of them you want. None, only the Play Store or the whole shebang.
- Semaphor 3y agoBesides what sibling said, and lack of bloatware, I find LineageOS to simply be better than original ROMs. Just using vol up/down to move the cursor is already a godsend for me. I’ve also been using CyanogenMod/LineageOS since my first android (HTC Desire Z/T-Mobile G2, damn do I miss that full keyboard) and it’s great to be able to always use the same OS.
- opan 3y agoYou'll get AOSP versions of the basics, though some things like the camera app might actually be made/modified by Lineage. I run LineageOS with no gapps and find it to be quite usable. I get most apps from F-Droid, but there's also Aurora Store (installable from F-Droid) if you need anything from the Play Store.