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Android privacy: to custom ROM or not (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 15 hours ago by sso0rrllo@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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With whatever Google's been doing lately to android, and the general decline in custom ROMs, I'm wondering if custom ROMs are even worth the hassle anymore or if just tweaking settings and using ADB on any phone is enough these days. Thoughts and suggestions?

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[–] sunoc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 14 hours ago (7 children)

I was recently wondering if I should try GrapheneOS on a second-hand Pixel, or PostmarketOS on a Pinephone... Any experience withe these ?

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

GrapheneOS is great, but this move by Google may make it difficult for Graphene to continue to offer major updates. Only time will tell. But for the short term it's a great option.

[–] belit_deg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

PostmarketOS is not quite there yet to be daily driveable imo, I'm tinkering with it on a Oneplus 6T. But some enthusiasts do daily drive it - and it's getting better and better!

[–] GreyCat@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

GrapheneOS 100%, it's a really good Android experience, unless you really want to root your device without much bother. You won't find as much customisation as in other ROMs but it's a very solid ROM and sandboxed play services is really nice.

[–] RhondaSandTits@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 10 hours ago

GrapheneOS

[–] scott@lem.free.as 15 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

You 100% should.

I bought a second-hand Pixel, installed GrapheneOS the moment it arrived and never looked back.

I recently installed Curve for contactless NFC payments. Their support is terrible but, after some teething issues, it works without any problems.

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago

Depends what you are looking for.

If you need a specific Android app that does not work on Waydroid, sure, go for GrapheneOS (or another deGoogled AOSP solution) but if you do no need that (and don't mind carrying a rather larger phone with limited battery) then PmOS on PP is very interesting to explore.

[–] FruitLips@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

Happy with my 2nd hand pixel / graphene OS. Avoid Verizon models- they hate everyone they can't control & make the boot loader impossible to unlock.