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Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

flippinburgers wrote: post #59

I am under the impression that even using something like this will leave a person open to vulnerabilities. Is that the case? In other words, some parts of the system (firmware etc) cannot be upgraded.

Using a custom rom usually puts you in an equal or better position compared to stock. If the vendor releases a new version with updated firmware blobs, then lineage can just update to use those blobs, but for the parts that lineage can patch (which is most of the OS, just not some low-level drivers and such) it's usually far more up to date than what the manufacturer ships, and will only become more so as the manufacturer drops support after a few months. Exceptions exist, but they're rare.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

ttfxxcc wrote: post #20

I wish I could donate a phone to a developer in order to get them to support it. I had bad luck with unofficial roms.

Are you sure you can't? I'm pretty sure I've seen devs literally saying that they'd support a device if people wanted to donate one.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by Haemm0r »

Flex247A wrote: post #10

I am using an unofficial build of LineageOS 14.1 on my 6 year old tablet (Mi PAD 1 'mocha'). After using it for over a month, the ROM is amazingly stable. The earlier MiUi which the tablet shipped with (7.5.2 Android KitKat) had problems with memory management. For some reason, the 2GB RAM was partitioned into two parts, one for the OS and the other for the running apps. But LineageOS does not have this problem, and…

It is still possible to get OTA Updates for the Xperia Z2 Tablet (Snapdragon 800) using the AICP Rom too. I'm really glad that I bought this device.. Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-official-aicp-15-0-q1...

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

_joel wrote: post #3

Any recomendations for current spec phones that work with lineage?

Most Motorola phones have good support for custom ROMs, although you should of course check your specific model against lineage's list or XDA before buying it. In particular, Motorola doesn't do anything to prevent you unlocking the bootloader; you just get an unlock request code from fastboot, plug it in to their website to get an unlock code, and then give that back to the phone over fastboot and your bootloader is unlocked. They also have SD cards and 3.5mm audio jacks on most (all?) models, if you care about that. The only downside that I recall off the top of my head is that their NFC support is really spotty; a few models have it, but most don't.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by Mediterraneo10 »

elric wrote: post #83
Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In many countries, all banks are moving towards apps that require Google Play Services and passing Safety Net. (And a diverse ecosystem of "credit unions" is a USA-specific thing.) Banks are phasing out other means of 2FA like code cards or code calculators, and expecting all customers to have an Android or Apple phone.

That's obviously a stupid move by those banks. And if you think so too, you should point it out to them. Your bank is unlikely to read HN (hah!), but they are commercial institutions and some of them might even listen to their customers.

No, this was actually a pretty reasonable and expected move on the part of the banks. They realized that providing code cards or code calculators to customers represented a expense that very few customers in our modern age were taking advantage of, and so they discontinued those programs. I love my LineageOS Android phone and I also own a PinePhone now, but come on, let's be reasonable and admit that we are so tiny a minority of customers that we don’t matter to banks.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by TeddyDD »

2ion wrote: post #35

Unfortunately, even if LOS supports my device (it does), it's not a viable solution anymore for me as a primary smartphone OS (even though I really appreciate some of its features -- used it for years on previous phones) due to SafetyNet. - Google Pay will stop working. - My banks' (multiple) primary apps and pushTAN solutions will stop working. and that's two of the most important things I use my phone for nowadays.…

Fortunately my bank app & Revolut works on my Lineage OS phone. Google Pay won't work tho. I use Lineage for MicroG, so I can even install apps from Play store. I wouldn't be able to use LOS without it.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by foolmeonce »

volongoto wrote: post #86

This made me think about the Huawei devices that ship without Google Play Services. But, looking at the list of supported devices, I could not see any new Huawei phones. I wonder what the reason for this lack of support could be... Is it because of locked bootloaders?

Older Huawei were pretty normal and you could request unlock code, etc. I think they started to get more secretive/closed as every random fact about their implementations could be made news worthy by adding a suggestion of incompetence, pirating or snooping purpose.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by azalemeth »

therealmarv wrote: post #41
Scene_Cast2 wrote: post #32

Google Trends is telling me that "peak modding" for android was around 2014, and has steadily been decreasing since. [0] What happened since then? Are people more satisfied with stock ROMs and see less use for them? FWIW, my own phone is on LineageOS, and love the freedom it provides. [0] https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2009-11-01%202...

For me it was fintech apps. They all stop working on Android mods.

I just left one of my financial services providers over this. I could use Magisk and get around the check. I wrote them a detailed email highlighting how using LineageOS meant that I got updates for my post-EOL device and it was more secure. The 1st level tech support guy agreed with me and forwarded it to his boss. His boss closed the ticket without a response. I moved my account.
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