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Why do most newer phones other than pixels have little to no support for custom ROMs ? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by gunpachi@lemmings.world to c/android@lemmy.world

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I know that most customizability features that were once exclusive to custom roms are available for use right out of the box these days.

In the case of manufacturers like Samsung, I think,there are still no official builds of lineageOS for the newer phones after the galaxy s10 series.

I'm aware that GSI roms are available. My experience with GSI's have been kinda bad. Most of the time they lack a lot of features which makes the phone not viable anymore. Then there are also the random UI bugs, which frustrate the hell out of the user.

I miss the old days when there were lots of custom roms, even for budget devices. I used to flash them when my phones were out of warranty. I could use my phone however I saw fit.

Is there no way to bring back these good times ? Or will the whole custom ROM community just shrink to the pixels and a select few devices ?

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[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok now you've just made me curious on what's the super niche hardware.

[–] dona1dquixote@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

It's a Nokia 3310.

[–] bandario@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

AGM G2 Guardian. It's a pretty exclusive club mate. AGM gambled big and I don't think it's really payed off for them - they haven't shifted enough units and their profit margin was super small.

I work outdoors and live a pretty weird life, I was super super excited to find a decent snapdragon in a ruggedized device like this. The long-range thermal is legit, battery life is insane and it feels like a super high quality thing to hold. They've had a few little teething problems - some issues with fingerprint sensor for a few people, some screen flickering issues for others. I've been pretty lucky so far and I believe they are switching things up in manufacturing now.