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I've always wanted to try Lineage, but I've never owned a device supported by it. I tend to use Samsung. And for some reason, it only supports devices on models

I've always wanted to try Lineage, but I've never owned a device supported by it. I tend to use Samsung. And for some reason, it only supports devices on models/years I've skipped and then stopped at the 10 series. Guess it wasn't meant to be.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
If memory serves, that's less of a Lineage problem and more of a Samsung problem; they tend to be hostile to user modification (locked bootloaders, etc.). Or at least, that was the case last time I looked at them.
- IntelMiner 3y ago
  Shout out to LG as well for sending their final phone to E-waste in the same way The LG Velvet is the only "flagship specification" phone I could get in Australia with 5G, a MicroSD card slot and a headphone jack! 3 weeks later LG killed it citing the "other big unnamed Korean electronics giant taking all our market share" and then later promising "2 years of updates guys, we promise!" At least if we could unlock the fucking bootloader we could port Lineage or Graphene or something to it. But (at least on EU derived models like mine) that never happened Reluctantly on a Pixel 7 Pro now
- abawany 3y ago
  I agree - older Samsung devices used to work well with LOS thanks to the unlockable bootloader. My last Samsung with LOS was a Galaxy Note 3 - it seems that Samsung devices after that became increasingly unfriendly to modifications. I haven't purchased Samsung devices since because their stock firmware is unpleasant (forced bixby, coerced signup with Samsung in addition to Google, uninstallable garbage, etc.)
- aceazzameen 3y ago
  True! But an example is I have a perfectly good Samsung Note 8 that isn't being used. But Lineage only supports Note 9 and 10.
npteljes 3y ago
It's a shame, because I really like the Samsung build quality. I have ran Lineage on the S4, my first Lineage phone, then S7, then S9 was my last. They were a joy to hold in hand, and, I felt, a testament on how good manufacturing got in my time. But, as many others, I wanted a specific OS to run, and that needed a specific phone, and so, I'm using GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7a now. It's a mixed bag, I definitely feel the step down in some respects, and the step up too at the same time.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago

If memory serves, that's less of a Lineage problem and more of a Samsung problem; they tend to be hostile to user modification (locked bootloaders, etc.). Or at least, that was the case last time I looked at them.

IntelMiner 3y ago
Shout out to LG as well for sending their final phone to E-waste in the same way The LG Velvet is the only "flagship specification" phone I could get in Australia with 5G, a MicroSD card slot and a headphone jack! 3 weeks later LG killed it citing the "other big unnamed Korean electronics giant taking all our market share" and then later promising "2 years of updates guys, we promise!" At least if we could unlock the fucking bootloader we could port Lineage or Graphene or something to it. But (at least on EU derived models like mine) that never happened Reluctantly on a Pixel 7 Pro now
abawany 3y ago
I agree - older Samsung devices used to work well with LOS thanks to the unlockable bootloader. My last Samsung with LOS was a Galaxy Note 3 - it seems that Samsung devices after that became increasingly unfriendly to modifications. I haven't purchased Samsung devices since because their stock firmware is unpleasant (forced bixby, coerced signup with Samsung in addition to Google, uninstallable garbage, etc.)
aceazzameen 3y ago
True! But an example is I have a perfectly good Samsung Note 8 that isn't being used. But Lineage only supports Note 9 and 10.

npteljes 3y ago

It's a shame, because I really like the Samsung build quality. I have ran Lineage on the S4, my first Lineage phone, then S7, then S9 was my last. They were a joy to hold in hand, and, I felt, a testament on how good manufacturing got in my time. But, as many others, I wanted a specific OS to run, and that needed a specific phone, and so, I'm using GrapheneOS on a Pixel 7a now. It's a mixed bag, I definitely feel the step down in some respects, and the step up too at the same time.