CalyxOS, a privacy-oriented Android fork, has announced a pause on updates. But given the challenges most custom ROMs face, will it return?
  • Problem-based person@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Holy shit, the bootlicking and mental gymnastics in the article’s comments:

    • Phones are good now! You don’t need custom ROMs!
    • If you got nothing to hide you will use a stock phone!
    • No average person loads custom ROMs, it’s a nerd thing!
    • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Talking about rooting and custom ROMs is so frustrating because most of the replies are always like this.

      “baCk iN mY dAy I UseD to RoOt mY gALaXy s2 bUt pHoNeS aRE sO GoOd tOdAy iTs pOinTlEsS nOw”
      Motherfucker, we’re starting to not even be able to have full access to our own filesystem and Android gets more restrictive each year for alleged security reasons and you want to tell me this shit is not necessary anymore???

      Lemmy is potentially the first place where people actually fucking get it.

  • tomenzgg@midwest.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m probably going to spam this around a bit, since most people don’t seem to know about it, but a reminder that FuriLabs has a (GNU+)Linux phone with decent spec.s and the ability to run Android app.s (from what I’ve heard) pretty decently: https://furilabs.com/

    Biggest drawback is it’s based on Halium. Usual growing pains of a new product/company apply but apparently the company is pretty responsive and their dev.s have worked with customers to get things like calling working with the carrier and bands of their country where it hasn’t worked before so improvements move pretty quickly.

    Collection of different experiences I’ve variously seen online over the last year or so:

    I don’t own one, myself, so I can’t give any personal experience but I’ve seen it around for a few years now but most people don’t seem to even know about it. Maybe there’s a reason for that? But none I’ve ever seen anyone say.

      • tomenzgg@midwest.socialEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Basically, you’re tied to whatever Google-modified version of the Linux kernel you start with. All the complaints about not being able to get updates on Android apply and you’ll never get to run mainline kernel.

        Not a deal breaker for me (especially when improvements here could go upstream) but it is, for some, so I just wanted to be upfront for anyone reading.

        On the plus side, it’s probably part of why they’ve been able to get Android app.s working so well.