LineageOS 20

Post by meltyness » Sun, Jan 01, 2023, 7:25 AM UTC

TwoNineFive wrote: post #129

meltyness wrote: post #5

Has anyone else ceased rooting their phone? It has begun to seem like an unnecessary risk, with the appearance of Android policies necessitating VPN Hotspot make manipulations to nftables, ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=be.mygod.vpnho... ), trusting Magisk, going without Clockwork Mod on many platforms, eschewing security updates. What benefits are you guys reaping from taking root, these days?

Privacy and autonomy. If I don't have root then someone else owns it, and by extension, me. Have zero cloud dependence. Nobody has my data but me. I pay nothing and give up nothing. My phone is a linux box. I can ssh to it any time I want to get a shell. It has a permanent reverse ssh shell and OpenVPN connection out to my other systems. And no, this has almost no impact on power usage (if done correctly). Real files…

Post by commoner » Sun, Jan 01, 2023, 9:43 AM UTC

josephcsible wrote: post #118

commoner wrote: post #84

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Adding to the list of things that you can do with root on Android: - App Manager[1] has a powerful feature that lets you disable trackers in every single app on the device. (Menu > 1-Click Ops > Block/unblock trackers) - Neo Backup[2] is the most comprehensive backup app on Android, with automatic scheduling. It lets you back up and restore anything you want, including app data that the developer labeled "no_backup".…

> - Universal SafetyNet Fix,[5] combined with MagiskHide Props Config[6] and Magisk,[7] allows you to spoof SafetyNet on your device to improve compatibility with apps that check for it, including some banking apps, commerce apps, and games. This reason seems kind of silly, since your phone will already pass SafetyNet out of the box. You only need that to keep passing it after you root.

Post by zoobab » Sun, Jan 01, 2023, 11:03 AM UTC

zoobab wrote: post #134

zozbot234 wrote: post #68

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Very interesting. You could propose mirroring the list of supported devices on the LineageOS wiki (which does list all devices that were supported by LineageOS in the past) and/or the pmOS wiki (the latter because older devices will likely never support current Android, but a barebones Linux install is more likely to be useful). Then people can look into reviving devices that they have access to or can buy second-han…

There was also a wiki with the list, i could try to find a mirror of it, there were some backups when the company stopped paying the servers.

Post by dur-randir » Sun, Jan 01, 2023, 11:59 AM UTC

rkagerer wrote: post #136

dur-randir wrote: post #77

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- TitaniumBackup - ability to monitor battery consumption - some dpi evasion apps (they sometimes work where no vpn gets through) - packet capture - Macrodroid - view wifi passwords - edit gps.conf, wifi configs, add custom root certs, change default font, etc - ssl cert unpinner - call recording - install Youtube Vanced over original one - allow screenshots from any app - forbid quick tiles access from lock screen (…

Can it stop Google Play Protect from removing permissions on apps you haven't used in a while (while still leaving scanning intact)? Unlike most people, I pay attention to and carefully configure permissions for my apps when I install them. Only to have Google tear down all that hard work a few months later :-S. Others also feel this pain: https://support.google.com/android/thread/159501058/how-do-i... Not sure why t…

Post by josephcsible » Sun, Jan 01, 2023, 6:48 PM UTC

commoner wrote: post #133

josephcsible wrote: post #118

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> - Universal SafetyNet Fix,[5] combined with MagiskHide Props Config[6] and Magisk,[7] allows you to spoof SafetyNet on your device to improve compatibility with apps that check for it, including some banking apps, commerce apps, and games. This reason seems kind of silly, since your phone will already pass SafetyNet out of the box. You only need that to keep passing it after you root.

LineageOS in particular does not support relocking the bootloader after flashing, so it needs root access and this workaround to pass SafetyNet. The SafetyNet check fails if it detects an unlocked bootloader, unless the bootloader lock status is spoofed. (The other Android-based operating systems that do allow users to relock the bootloader don't support nearly as many devices as LineageOS does.)