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Custom ROMs have had just about enough of being Android's second-class citizens (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 4 months ago by FutileRecipe to c/technology
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TL;DR

  • Efforts like Graphene OS face increasing pressure from apps that refuse to run on non-standard Android.
  • The custom ROM project characterizes Google’s approach to device attestation as incomplete and flawed.
  • Graphene OS is prepared to take legal action if Google won’t let it pass Play Integrity checks.
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[–] Burn_The_Right 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A brand new Murena Fairphone 4 (North America) is about $600 brand new, IIRC. I've been on one for the last 6 months and it's excellent.

[–] TheLastOfHisName 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm planning on flashing my One Plus 9 Pro with Murena's ROM. I'm working on getting de-googlefied.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps consider DivestOS as well if it's supported, seems to be a way tidier package when it comes to security and privacy.

[–] TheLastOfHisName 2 points 4 months ago

Thanks for the recommendation!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Stay away from both Fairphone and /e/OS/Murena. Fairphone fails hardware security in the most miserable way, and fundamentally breaks Android Verified Boot, while /e/OS is based on the highly insecure LineageOS, and it further rolls back security, while also repeatedly missing important security patches.

Also, 600 dollars is absolutely not cheap for a smartphone, and it's especially not with it considering that both the hardware and software are highly insecure.

A Pixel can be purchased for much less, while being superior in every way.

[–] JohnnyWishbone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lineage OS is highly insecure ?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] JohnnyWishbone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, I'll check it out. I've installed lineage since it was Cyanogenmod on secondary devices for years. I dedicate them for audiobook playback and music playback. I'll look in to it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That kind of usage should be fine, it doesn't really matter. Just wouldn't use it for my primary mobile device.