Since we don’t yet have a specific community for custom phone ROMs, let’s discuss them here. Are you running a custom ROM? Which one? On what hardware? How is it?
None sadly because fuck samsung
Rip :(
Locked bootloaders should be illegal if the phone is paid off.
I hate how they blow fuses to permanently disable security features when the bootloader is unlocked.
LineageOS on a Moto One 5G Ace. Soon to be replaced with a OnePlus Nord N200 because the charging port of all things is failing.
Also LineageOS. Pixel 3a
It’s going to take a lot for me to want to upgrade when this phone has unlimited photo upload, and a headphone jack.
Same! Gotta have the headphone jack!
Using GraphineOS on a Pixel 6. It’s very nice! I haven’t had any problems with it.
GrapheneOS on a Pixel 4a, bit I’m looking to upgrade to a 6a vor 7a depending in the next good sale price
Are these sales directly from google?
Last time I checked pixel phones the performance and “freshness” Vs price ratio was really bad compared to something like Xiaomi with working xda ROMs.
Unfortunately none. I have an S10e with a locked bootloader. This is the first android phone I’ve owned that I hadn’t used a custom ROM on. The last Samsung phone I owned was an S4 and I hadn’t kept up with the custom ROM scene, so I hadn’t known the locked bootloader nonsense when I got the S10e.
It sucks because there are no note security updates for the phone even though the hardware is still in good condition. I can’t justify replacing a working phone even if I could afford a new one. I’m hoping eventually a vulnerability will be uncovered that allows unlocking the bootloader. There was one a few years ago I think, but it got patched before I even knew about it.
That sucks. I also have never used a stock Android phone. I don’t know that I could. Because I’m in the USA, my choices for phones that will run a custom ROM and still make phone calls is very small. But that’s the subject of a different post.
LineageOS with microg on a s10+. It works great, no issues with apps not working but still have minimal google dipping it’s fingers into my life.
I only buy phones now that will support a custom ROM, I can’t go back now.
CalyxOS on a Pixel 5. Its nice and micro G works fine in most situations. When I have the time though, I’m probably going to try graphine os with sandboxed google play and see how that works for me.
GrapheneOS on a Pixel 6. Works, I’ve had to override the custom memory allocator one or two times for banking apps, but that’s just flipping a switch in the app info.
GrapheneOS on a Pixel 5. It is very nice and I would recommend it.
Same setup. Love it.
GrapheneOS. I love it. I migrated from the Apple ecosystem about two years ago into the FOSS and Linux world and haven’t looked back.
LineageOS so i can use Android11 on pretty old hardware
also another one with LOS11+MicroG instead of GApps, same reason
LineageOS on a Fairphone 3. It works well for what I do on my phone.
What do you think about the Fairphone 3? Is it a respectable daily driver?
Evolution X
Man I remember the days of xda and custom Roma holy shit. Nexus 5 was the one, slimrom was the way. Ahh memories.
The Nexus 5 was my favorite phone ever. Perfect form factor. I still miss it. I ran LOS on it. Also tried SlimRom and a couple of others.
*custom roms oops
None because blackberry locked the bootloader :(
It’s a damn shame. My old Blackberry remains one of my favorite devices. It’s a toss up between my Palm Treo 655 and my Blackberry (I forget which one). Having a physical keyboard was great. My favorite soap bar phone was the Nexus 5. Those three were my favorites.
