LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
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LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
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Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#2I install Lineage on the phones of the elderly at local care homes and any people who are interested in prolonging the life of their old phones.
Poor people can't afford a new phone every two years.
When in your 80's you dont need or want the constant nagging of apps pestering you when all you want to do is text and call your family and friends.
I use abd to delete/disable every unnecessary useless app and leave them with just 3 apps. Text, phone and contacts. No data or wifi either. A dumb smart phone. Much better than the ageist demeaning Doro big button phones.
They are all amazed how beautifully simple the phones are and with just one or two taps they can text or call anyone.
Have you ever watched an elderly person trying to navigate the complexity of a modern smart phone. Not so smart!
Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#3Has anyone here looked at the security of Lineage? I know it's a rebrand/fork of Cyanogen, but I don't actually know much about it as a project.
It seems to be the only image that works with Waydroid (the Android environment for Linux tablets), but I am not super comfortable entering my passwords into a project I don't know much about.
Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#4I am pretty hard on phones. Been using lineage for years now on google pixel unlocked phones. 5a and now 6a. I have found both to have some real durability problems. Are there any good alternatives that are unlocked to use with lineage?
Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#5I'm not super familiar with LineageOS' funding model as a FOSS project, but I hope the community will be able to sustainably fund-raise into the future. I've been a member of their Patreon[0] for a couple of years now, I don't know much about where that money goes but I hope it helps defray the costs of development in one way or another. LineageOS is a very important thing to keep alive!
Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#6Congrats from a CyanogenMod alumnus!
Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#7I install Lineage on the phones of the elderly at local care homes and any people who are interested in prolonging the life of their old phones. Poor people can't afford a new phone every two years. When in your 80's you dont need or want the constant nagging of apps pestering you when all you want to do is text and call your family and friends. I use abd to delete/disable every unnecessary useless app and leave them…
> They are all amazed how beautifully simple the phones are and with just one or two taps
Wouldn't they prefer one or even no taps?
> Have you ever watched an elderly person trying to navigate the complexity of a modern smart phone
Assuming that's a question, then "yes!" It is not at any level designed for what they want to do. The "mother of all demos" talked about children but not seniors. Ever since Engelbart, no one has cared either. Despite the boomers (with boomer cash) ageing out . . .
Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#8Has anyone here looked at the security of Lineage? I know it's a rebrand/fork of Cyanogen, but I don't actually know much about it as a project. It seems to be the only image that works with Waydroid (the Android environment for Linux tablets), but I am not super comfortable entering my passwords into a project I don't know much about.
If you are concerned with security, you might be interested in GrapheneOS. It has some nice added security features, but only works with Pixel phones.
This article has some good info about the security of LineageOS, although the biggest complaint comes from the physical security implications of unlocking the bootloader.
Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#9I install Lineage on the phones of the elderly at local care homes and any people who are interested in prolonging the life of their old phones. Poor people can't afford a new phone every two years. When in your 80's you dont need or want the constant nagging of apps pestering you when all you want to do is text and call your family and friends. I use abd to delete/disable every unnecessary useless app and leave them…
>When in your 80's you dont need or want the constant nagging of apps pestering you when all you want to do is text and call your family and friends.
I'm nowhere near 80 or retirement and I have the same sentiment. Add datamining concerns to the list. The modern smart phone can stay off my lawn. I get enough Internet here at my desk.
Re: LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5M Android devices
#10I install Lineage on the phones of the elderly at local care homes and any people who are interested in prolonging the life of their old phones. Poor people can't afford a new phone every two years. When in your 80's you dont need or want the constant nagging of apps pestering you when all you want to do is text and call your family and friends. I use abd to delete/disable every unnecessary useless app and leave them…
I wish there were more incentives for people to develop accessible software experiences. Navigating the digital world is really hard for the elderly but it doesn't have to be that way. I guess this problem will eventually go away as digital native generations are all that exist, but it does feel like we've left a lot of the populace behind (and then bemoan that they don't understand us).