Custom ROM for Android Tablet (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hey, all. I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7, and I would like to install a custom Android ROM on it. After a bit of research, my two options are LineageOS and Murena (aka /e/OS).

Does one have any advantages over the other? Or is it simply a matter of preference?

UPDATE: You will need a machine running Windows 10 or higher in order to successfully flash either ROM!

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago

You shouldn't need Windows to flash it

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

You need Windows to run Odin. Fastboot doesn't work for Samsung, and Heimdall hasn't been updated for seven years.

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