what foss phone OS do you use and why?

I was thinking about using graphene OS, but I’ve read some lemmy users dislike this OS due to perceived misleading advertising and the pixel 7a you’re supposed to install graphene on because it’s from google (an advertising company).

Another option would be lineage OS, but there is so much false information about this OS, namely compatible phones that simply don’t work with this OS and no support.

what works for you? I want a phone with no google, that doesn’t force me to use the manufacturer’s ecosystem and that won’t show the apps I don’t want or need (on an asus I own you cannot neither get rid nor hide bloatware)

bigmclargehuge,
@bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world avatar

Ran LineageOS on a OnePlus 6T for a couple months. Overall, it was perfectly usable, but also lacked some of the polish of my daily (Galaxy S23), which was totally to be expected.

Cwilliams,

Stuck on a relatively new Galaxy rn, but if I could install a custom ROM, it would be GNOME shell mobile

JameUwU,

CalyxOS, lovely community and MicroG is FOSS (as opposed to Sandboxed Play Services being literally Google play services.)

modcolocko,

just so everyone is aware grapheneos only support’s pixels because it is specifically designed for taking advantage of the hardware security features found in google’s tensor and titan chips. and thus installing it on another phone would kinda miss the point (and vastly increase the scope of the project)

google is also basically the best company when it comes to phones for custom roms, as they provide stock images, a simple bootloader unlocking process (that doesn’t void your warranty as far as i can tell), and generally the aosp and software support that comes from being the phone of the developer of android.

kylian0087,

Also because the google pixel its bootloader can be relocked without much trouble. that is a big part of why GOS only supports pixel phones.

John,

eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htmThis is a nice overview

DJalexTheGameDev,
@DJalexTheGameDev@lemmy.world avatar

CrDroid on Poco F3, it just works and it’s on latest Android version.

Bronzefish,

I am very happy with my moto g42 and Calix OS. The phone is reasonably priced (around 120.- euros).

Only downside is you have to register online to get full root access and I also had to wait like three days till everything unlocked. Otherwise I found the process very easy even for a caveman like me.

codenul,

Been using /e/OS on a OnePlus 6T for the last ~2 years and love it. The built-in ad tracker blocker works well. GoS works for the best part and if it doesnt, heading over to the website usually works.

caesaravgvstvs,

It really depends on what you want from your phone and what matters to you.

I recently got a refurbished OnePlus 9 and put lineage on it. I would have gone with a pixel and graphene, but pixels with more storage are hard to come by and expensive.

Find which roms are available for your phone and choose from there, or if you want to change the Asus phone, look at your target specs and which phone ROM combination you can find

kilgore_trout,

I’ve read some lemmy users dislike this OS due to perceived misleading advertising and the pixel 7a you’re supposed to install graphene on because it’s from google

There is no misleading advertisement. Go with Graphene if you own a Pixel (from Pixel 5 up) or you can find a cheap second-hand one.

there is so much false information about this OS, namely compatible phones that simply don’t work

Care to share which devices are you talking about? If a device is officially supported by the latest LineageOS version, it works.

Lettuceeatlettuce,
@Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml avatar

Not sure why GrapheneOS is getting down voted so much here, did I miss something recent that happened?

I’ve been using GrapheneOS on my Pixel 6a for around 2 years and really like it.

If I couldn’t use GOS though, I would probably go with DivestOS. I haven’t looked deep into other alternative Android ROMs.

Teppichbrand,

I use phones that are at least 5 year old and cost 100€ max. Graphene supports only new pixel phones, so I never got to use it. I put LineageOS with MicroG on every phone and I’m super happy with it.

Lettuceeatlettuce,
@Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml avatar

Fair point, Pixels aren’t flagship expensive, but they definitely aren’t cheap either.

aa1,

The reason why GrapheneOS is hated here is because one single user who spreads constantly misinfo about the project.

michel,

@merompetehla
Such question I like to answer with this link from a security specislist.
privsec.dev/posts/

Please check the category Android.
Graphene seems the best possible custom rom.
I use Lineageos because I got an old phone for free.

corsicanguppy,

a security specislist.

I like how you highlight one of my pet peeves there.

Docs like this should be living so they can be fixed.

michel,

@corsicanguppy
Could you elaborate what you mean with that?

ssm, (edited )
@ssm@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

PostmarketOS, pinephone, using phosh (sxmo is good too, but no support for dvorak keyboard :( :( :( ). Very jank, but I would never go back to Google/Android (or derivatives) after tasting what could be. Might try to switch to Void Linux or base Alpine since PostmarketOS is shipping systemd by default next release (“optionally, with openrc still being supported”, but we all know openrc is being pushed to the side, especially since it needs recompilation to switch back). Hope to boot OpenBSD on it some day.

yonder,

While I really want the pinephone to be good, I just could not use it for daily use given its extremely poor battery life. I ended up getting a oneplus 6 and running postmarketOS before switching to DivestOS for camera support. I might switch back given that updating packages is much easier on linux compared to android.

PureTryOut,
@PureTryOut@lemmy.kde.social avatar

Not next release, the one after. And even then probably not by default yet. And SXMO will not even support systemd at all. Yes OpenRC will remain an option.

systemd is good software and people should find proper reasons for disliking it for once instead of just following the hate train.

ssm,
@ssm@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

systemd is good software and people should find proper reasons for disliking it for once instead of just following the hate train.

Are “breaking portability with non-linux unix systems (and even linux systems that don’t use systemd)” and “overly complex codebases inherently being more bug-prone and systemd having a poor security track record” good enough reasons for you?

ganoo,
@ganoo@sh.itjust.works avatar

I’ve been using Graphene since the pixel 4a, have never considered going back. It works wonderfully.

Lotsen,
@Lotsen@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Calyxos user here. I like it so far. Half a year into it. I can live with microg instead of gms. And it also works on moto g32, 42 and 52 so you don’t need Google hardware.

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