https://copperhead.co/android/ is already doing amazing work and sell devices if you want to support them. I've been running it for close to a year and I can't praise it enough.
New company called Eelo will give you de-Google-ized Android for your privacy
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While I don't disagree with you, I'm not sure what the problem with "I have to constantly settle for IAPs to disable ads" is? It's basically a form of shareware at that point?
It's too much of a hassle to create two versions of an app when only a small minority of users will pay for ad free.
I thought they were talking from a consumer point of view, not a developer one.
I also don't believe you need to actually create multiple versions, rather maintain some feature flags.
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I'd think most tech-able people would be able to; I've had Cyanogenmod on most of my Android phones, and it's been fairly straightforward to install. It's not too difficult to install LineageOS (on which this is based, the successor to CyanogenMod) on most phones - indeed there are step-by-step guides to do it which don't require too much skill to complete - and it's possible to run it without any of the Google Apps.…
i’m probably able to, but that doesn’t mean i want to... or that i want to spend the time to potentially brick my shiny new i/nexus/pixel
But they're asking about £800 for doing it? Seems steep.
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i’m probably able to, but that doesn’t mean i want to... or that i want to spend the time to potentially brick my shiny new i/nexus/pixel
My shiny new Nougatized phone doesn't have the LineageOS privacy guard or file manager and I'm thinking of switching just for that.
I support privacy focused upgrades!
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I'd think most tech-able people would be able to; I've had Cyanogenmod on most of my Android phones, and it's been fairly straightforward to install. It's not too difficult to install LineageOS (on which this is based, the successor to CyanogenMod) on most phones - indeed there are step-by-step guides to do it which don't require too much skill to complete - and it's possible to run it without any of the Google Apps.…
i’m probably able to, but that doesn’t mean i want to... or that i want to spend the time to potentially brick my shiny new i/nexus/pixel
If a device can be bricked just by a simple reflash of the OS partition, then it's a very good reason for me not to buy it at all.
Re: New company called Eelo will give you de-Google-ized Android for your privacy
#37Am I the only person who thinks Google specifically and the mobile app market in general combined with previously subsidized by carriers phones have completely destroyed the consumers perception of the value of software? It’s getting near impossible to find quality apps (even on iOS, but less so) available for a premium price, I have to constantly settle for IAPs to disable ads, or just free apps that are littered wi…
Nobody pays for software anymore, myself included. There are a lot of good apps on alternative stores like F-droid that snd blocking in app ads isn't very hard.
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#38$1-2k for a lineageos phone? A new Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 costs about 5-700 USD. What are they doing with the other 1300 USD?
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#39How does this compare to the Purism (https://puri.sm/) stuff? It seems that Purism is supposed to completely wall off the baseband processor. Does Eelo?
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#40So, I’m sorry if I misunderstand: they’re taking LineageOS, installing it on preexisting devices they did not engineer, and are taking a rather large profit? They’re just reselling? Why can’t someone just do this themselves for significantly cheaper...
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