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Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by _0ffh » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:49 PM UTC

lucideer wrote: post #9

wongarsu wrote: post #3

LineageOS is great, my one complaint is that it is almost never available for the phones I own. You basically have to get phones according to their popularity in a certain subgroup: for example currently one HTC model and two LG models are supported, but close to everything from OnePlus. I know I can get unofficial builds, put apart from the sometimes quite severe missing features (calling or camera not or only parti…

While popularity of phones plays some part, mostly this is down to the manufacturers. HTC are well-known for providing locked-down devices; even if you're looking for a near-stock experience, HTC tends not to be recommended. Samsung is similar in this regard, though they get away with it somewhat more than HTC due to demand. In short, don't complain to/about Lineage. Vote with your pocket and buy more open phones.

>HTC are well-known for providing locked-down devices

I've been using HTC devices for ages, and so far every one of them was dead-simple to unlock: Just go to the HTC developer page and enter your phone ID, get unlock code and enter on phone, done! Naturally HTC will from there on out decline responsibility for bricked phones, but which company doesn't?

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by OJFord » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:50 PM UTC

zozbot234 wrote: post #8

Jemm wrote: post #7

Been using lineageOS 16 on my OnePlus phone for years. LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. More importantly my phone remains in use rather than being thrown away and a new one purchased saving about 4 phones from landfill (my guess based on a 2 year upgrade cycle). Apple with all their environmental goodness claims locks…

> LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. OnePlus actually does a pretty fine job of supporting even their "older" models. The OP3 and OP3T were running up-to-date "stock" OS's not too long ago.

The third OnePlus model is an old one now?

I remember the first one coming out (and haven't kept track of how many there have been) but I honestly don't think I do anything that needs more than what the first one would give me.

(I actually have a Motorola One, which is on the 'Android One' mostly-stock long-term upgrade committment, and was about £150 new 18mo ago? £100 phone or less would be plenty powerful enpugh, I just paid a bit more to know I'd get the upgrades, and thought the fingerprint reader might be useful. (It is.))

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by kees99 » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:52 PM UTC

Jemm wrote: post #7

Been using lineageOS 16 on my OnePlus phone for years. LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. More importantly my phone remains in use rather than being thrown away and a new one purchased saving about 4 phones from landfill (my guess based on a 2 year upgrade cycle). Apple with all their environmental goodness claims locks…

> Most donated phones have an iCloud lock with no way to contact the previous owner to request an unlock

To be fair, newer Android phones have Factory Reset Protection[1], which is pretty much 1-to-1 clone of iCloud lock.

[1] https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6172890

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by souterrain » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:54 PM UTC

Jemm wrote: post #7

Been using lineageOS 16 on my OnePlus phone for years. LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. More importantly my phone remains in use rather than being thrown away and a new one purchased saving about 4 phones from landfill (my guess based on a 2 year upgrade cycle). Apple with all their environmental goodness claims locks…

> Most donated phones have an iCloud lock with no way to contact the previous owner to request an unlock

If someone donates a phone, isn’t clearing the phone and releasing the “iCloud lock” typical practice? Otherwise the phone has negative value, in that it is simply toxic waste.

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by garaetjjte » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:56 PM UTC

Jemm wrote: post #7

Been using lineageOS 16 on my OnePlus phone for years. LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. More importantly my phone remains in use rather than being thrown away and a new one purchased saving about 4 phones from landfill (my guess based on a 2 year upgrade cycle). Apple with all their environmental goodness claims locks…

LineageOS is nice, but with every major Android update it seems to work slower and slower on my OnePlus One :(

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by TeddyDD » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:56 PM UTC

zozbot234 wrote: post #8

Jemm wrote: post #7

Been using lineageOS 16 on my OnePlus phone for years. LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. More importantly my phone remains in use rather than being thrown away and a new one purchased saving about 4 phones from landfill (my guess based on a 2 year upgrade cycle). Apple with all their environmental goodness claims locks…

> LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. OnePlus actually does a pretty fine job of supporting even their "older" models. The OP3 and OP3T were running up-to-date "stock" OS's not too long ago.

Well, I'm running Android 9 on OnePlus One thanks to Lineage. That's five years old phone still rocking. Official support ended in 2016 IIRC.

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by zozbot234 » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:56 PM UTC

kees99 wrote: post #13

Jemm wrote: post #7

Been using lineageOS 16 on my OnePlus phone for years. LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. More importantly my phone remains in use rather than being thrown away and a new one purchased saving about 4 phones from landfill (my guess based on a 2 year upgrade cycle). Apple with all their environmental goodness claims locks…

> Most donated phones have an iCloud lock with no way to contact the previous owner to request an unlock To be fair, newer Android phones have Factory Reset Protection[1], which is pretty much 1-to-1 clone of iCloud lock. [1] https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6172890

It's easy to disable FRP by de-associating any Google accounts from the phone before factory reset. Can iCloud locks be removed with comparable ease by the original owner before they "donate" the device?

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by oghqc » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:57 PM UTC

souterrain wrote: post #14

Jemm wrote: post #7

Been using lineageOS 16 on my OnePlus phone for years. LineageOS has allowed me to use my perfectly fine phone much much longer than the normal upgrade cycle. And this has saved me money. More importantly my phone remains in use rather than being thrown away and a new one purchased saving about 4 phones from landfill (my guess based on a 2 year upgrade cycle). Apple with all their environmental goodness claims locks…

> Most donated phones have an iCloud lock with no way to contact the previous owner to request an unlock If someone donates a phone, isn’t clearing the phone and releasing the “iCloud lock” typical practice? Otherwise the phone has negative value, in that it is simply toxic waste.

You can still sell it for parts which is what usually happens in those cases. That's what they do with stolen phones for example.

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by jumbopapa » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:58 PM UTC

I currently use a Galaxy S8+ and it still works perfectly fine. However, it isn't compatible with LineageOS. I know that the next phone I purchase LineageOS compatibility will be a prerequisite.

Re: LineageOS Android Distribution

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Post by Assadi » Sat, Nov 09, 2019, 12:59 PM UTC

zozbot234 wrote: post #17

kees99 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Most donated phones have an iCloud lock with no way to contact the previous owner to request an unlock To be fair, newer Android phones have Factory Reset Protection[1], which is pretty much 1-to-1 clone of iCloud lock. [1] https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6172890

It's easy to disable FRP by de-associating any Google accounts from the phone before factory reset. Can iCloud locks be removed with comparable ease by the original owner before they "donate" the device?

Same deal with iOS. Just fully sign out before you give it away