LineageOS 18.1 • Hacker News Board

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by 2Gkashmiri » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 12:34 PM UTC

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…

Hello... I own a mi pad 1 and its running miui with android 3 or 4 I think.

Newpipe works but barely. Same for other stuff. Last year I got China rom I guess but that changed the ui.

Can you point me where to get started? I would love to use this device as its currently just a dump tablet with limited features.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by vanderZwan » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 12:34 PM UTC

Neil44 wrote: post #2

Love these guys work. Turning devices too old and slow into useful devices again.

Proving once again that it's not the devices that are slow but the stuff running on it

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by jackallis » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 12:57 PM UTC

Managed to, somehow, install 14.1 on my Galaxy S5 while ago. Still stable and is great. Have not had the nerves to upgrade, as it not as simple as pushing a botton, but for now it is awesome.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by searchableguy » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 12:59 PM UTC

> LineageOS has a feature that helps people protect their privacy when calling helpline and hotline numbers by hiding the calls from the logs.

> LineageOS 18.1 introduces a helpline contact list (just look at the 3-dot menu in the dialer to find it). In addition to quickly being able to find and call any of these numbers, we also show names, languages, websites, and categories for many of them.

Both are interesting UX consideration.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by Flex247A » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 1:02 PM UTC

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #21

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…

Hello... I own a mi pad 1 and its running miui with android 3 or 4 I think. Newpipe works but barely. Same for other stuff. Last year I got China rom I guess but that changed the ui. Can you point me where to get started? I would love to use this device as its currently just a dump tablet with limited features.

Sure!

Actually MIUI has Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

I repartitioned the ROM partition by following this guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7_jrw9C9Pg

And downloaded the ROM files form here:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unofficial-14-1-7-1-2-201...

China ROM is really bad as it can lead to black screen with the tablet becoming unresponsive.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by morpheusbruh » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 1:02 PM UTC

Can’t wait to check it out.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by JohnTHaller » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 1:07 PM UTC

Maakuth wrote: post #11

Wow, Nexus 7 2013 is still supported. For reference, it was a budget tablet with $269 MSRP, introduced eight years ago! I've been running some older LineageOS build on mine, but I think I'm going to do the repartitioning and install the latest and greatest. It is admittedly becoming a bit sluggish with modern apps.

Nexus 7 2013 was dropped by LineageOS in Feb 2019. It was recently picked back up again as a newer version but it requires manually re-partitioning the storage using a lot of command line entry while connected via ADB. It is not for the faint of heart.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by Semaphor » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 1:15 PM UTC

Neil44 wrote: post #2

Love these guys work. Turning devices too old and slow into useful devices again.

Turning current devices into useful devices as well ;)

Since my first Android (HTC Desire Z) I have always installed Cyanogenmod/LineageOS (or whatever came before) right after getting the device.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by boomboomsubban » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 1:36 PM UTC

searchableguy wrote: post #24

> LineageOS has a feature that helps people protect their privacy when calling helpline and hotline numbers by hiding the calls from the logs. > LineageOS 18.1 introduces a helpline contact list (just look at the 3-dot menu in the dialer to find it). In addition to quickly being able to find and call any of these numbers, we also show names, languages, websites, and categories for many of them. Both are interesting U…

>LineageOS has a feature that helps people protect their privacy when calling helpline and hotline numbers by hiding the calls from the logs.

I love that there's a completely real and sincere justification for the feature, people suffering from issues may want/need to hide their help line contacts, but everyone involved has to know 90% of it's use will be sex lines.

Re: LineageOS 18.1

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Post by dotancohen » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 2:05 PM UTC

How well do Lineage or other custom ROMs work with devices that are not explicitly supported? I've got a Samsung A50 that has the absolute worst UI, even though I loved the UI on my Samsung Note 3. Rather than ditch the perfectly fine hardware, I would like to install a custom ROM on it. However the A50 is not on the list of supported devices.