• 1984@lemmy.today
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    1 year ago

    It’s hard to get excited about Android these days. What i want is my phone operating system to not spy on me.

    • portside@monyet.cc
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      1 year ago

      I flashed Lineage OS and it is what I imagine Android should be. Too bad custom ROM scene is slowly dying because of Google.

      • KrummsHairyBalls
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        1 year ago

        Google is literally the only manufacturer that lets you unlock your phone day 1, officially, without any “e-fuses” or warranty voiding, with step by step instructions on their own website, and you’re saying they are killing custom ROMs?

        Perhaps custom ROMs are dying because people don’t feel a need to flash them? I haven’t flashed a custom ROM in probably 8ish years, because my phones stock ROM has everything I want. I no longer need to flash a ROM for flashlight toggle, screen recording, scrolling screenshots, etc. It’s all built into my OEM ROM.

  • Teknikal@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I hate Android updates mostly as Google seems to want to restrict it down to Ios levels recently.

    They seem determined to make it hard to use emulators and to kill off apps like tasker… My latest experience has also been soured by having a nothing phone were every update seems to introduce more issues and not attempt any bug fixing or optimisation it’s turned what was a pretty good phone originally into a constantly rebooting pos.