Hi,
I am completely new to the topic. Can you please help clarify the following:
Are there any out of the box de-googled devices on the market now?
Is there a list of Linux phones?
What is the best approach for buying a Linux phone:
Find the desired OS and then search for the supported phones, and install it by yourself?
Try to buy something OOTB?
Is there any phone that is now considered as "best Linux phone" in terms of hardware?
I will appreciate it if you can help me to discover this topic starting with these questions.
Thank you in advance,
What do you understand by "de-googled"?
jwoegerbauer said:
What do you understand by "de-googled"?
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Without pre-installed Google services, like maps, Gmail and other
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Check this bro
[CLOSED]EOL [ROM][Unofficial][10.0][microG][signed]hardened LineageOS 17.1 Oneplus 7T Pro
This thread is deprecated, please look at the 18.1 successor thread. This thread is dedicated to provide hardened Lineage-OS 17.1 builds with microG included for the OnePlus 7T Pro (hotdog) with current security patches. Features of this ROM...
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HUAWEI phones thanks to Mr. Donald Trump all are de-googled.
Thank you. I will need to dig into how HUAWEI handles privacy. Originally I thought to go with some Linux OS, so I can be sure what traffic goes where and configure it as needed. But as far as I know, Linux-like OSes are still not good as stock Android.
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I was planing to buy the Oneplus 6. So when I searched the Web for a Official Lineage OS ROM I found the Article I linked below telling me that there maybe never be a Official Lineage OS ROM for this phone. This being the only bit of information I was able to find about A/B seamless updates and the implications this means for OFFICIAL Custom ROMS this leads me to two questions.
The device specific Question. Will there ever be a Official Lineage OS ROM for the Oneplus 6?
The broader non device specific Question is about A/B seamless updates and the future that means for OFFICIAL Lineage OS ROMS.
No device with A/B has ever received a Official Lineage OS ROM (even the Pixel 2 which supports Treble).
Does A/B makes it impossible that this apparently unstoppable course can change in the future?
LINK: New Users are not allowed to post Links so please search for: "Why OnePlus 6 will never have official Lineage OS support DinoTech" and choose the Website DinoTech
https://www.xda-developers.com/lineageos-15-1-supports-a-b-devices-moto-z2-force/
JohnMiller39 said:
I was planing to buy the Oneplus 6. So when I searched the Web for a Official Lineage OS ROM I found the Article I linked below telling me that there maybe never be a Official Lineage OS ROM for this phone. This being the only bit of information I was able to find about A/B seamless updates and the implications this means for OFFICIAL Custom ROMS this leads me to two questions.
The device specific Question. Will there ever be a Official Lineage OS ROM for the Oneplus 6?
The broader non device specific Question is about A/B seamless updates and the future that means for OFFICIAL Lineage OS ROMS.
No device with A/B has ever received a Official Lineage OS ROM (even the Pixel 2 which supports Treble).
Does A/B makes it impossible that this apparently unstoppable course can change in the future?
LINK: New Users are not allowed to post Links so please search for: "Why OnePlus 6 will never have official Lineage OS support DinoTech" and choose the Website DinoTech
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just a matter of time and about how many devices will need a treble compatible and A/B compatible version. the more of those pop up on the market the sooner they'd have to either cease development or adopt the new infrastructure which is already happening at this very moment.
Hello,
I'm new in this forum.I want some help from developers. I'm using Xiaomi Redmi 5(rosy) which has Snapdragan 450 chipset. It comes with Android version 7.1.2 (Nougat). I want to upgrade to Android 8(Oreo) so I downloaded an Unofficial Build of Lineage OS 15.1 for my device. But after flashing I found camera,fingerprint sensor and all other sensors are not working . After booting it shows "A vendor image mismatch has been detected. Typically this means your vendor image is out of date. " . I don't know why it's showing this message.
I want to fix those bugs.How can I do that ?
Please help me.
Thanks in advance.
Sorry for my bad English
Recon_Rafsan said:
Hello,
I'm new in this forum..........
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I don't have this device but, the following area of the forum is specific to your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-5
With that guidance...
Purely as a personal opinion, I would really doubt that someone would be able to support a development that they didn't develop on top of your having an Unofficial release of the LineageOS 15.1 (rosy) when there's nothing on the forum regarding this release. Also, i had tried to perform a quick search to locate this using a few methods and was unable to locate anything to even refer you to.
I'm not stating that "Nobody" will help you out but, as a developer myself, I just feel that you would have a hard time to obtain assistance.
This is why I can only refer you to the link above that's specific to your device.
I wish you the best of luck!
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Hi guys, I do not own a Nord CE (I have the Nord 2) but I just stumbled into this topic and found zero custom roms here. Just to let you know, there is one!!!
e.foundation has one developed (free download from there website which I will not post here since I do not know if it is allowed), but it might help. I will not be reading back here neither give tips or support, but I thought reporting this might not hurt at all.
So it concerns a FAAAAAR more de-googled ROM than Lineage for example. Just google for e.foundation and you'll find it.
Link?
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Hi guys, I do not own a Nord CE (I have the Nord 2) but I just stumbled into this topic and found zero custom roms here. Just to let you know, there is one!!!
e.foundation has one developed (free download from there website which I will not post here since I do not know if it is allowed), but it might help. I will not be reading back here neither give tips or support, but I thought reporting this might not hurt at all.
So it concerns a FAAAAAR more de-googled ROM than Lineage for example. Just google for e.foundation and you'll find it.
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Searched through there website;
There ain't no ROM for Nord CE, there isn't even an unofficial one.
Just found one for OnePlus Nord (Without CE). Could you provide me please a link pm?
I'm terribly sorry I've mixed up all the variants of the Nord. This is indeed ONLY for the "regular" Nord. My bad.
exis_tenz said:
I'm terribly sorry I've mixed up all the variants of the Nord. This is indeed ONLY for the "regular" Nord. My bad.
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Then please edit your thread title, this can cause false information for newbies who only read the first post and trying to download/flash the wrong build on their device
Maybe a moderator can address this post in the right topic?
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Maybe a moderator can address this post in the right topic?
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Maybe a moderator just did
Hope this is a good place to ask. I had to get the old Oneplus 7 pro back and Renovate ICE is pretty much dead. I'm not sure if I want to go all the way to Android 12, since I think Oneplus only had it up to 11. On the downloads for Lineage OS though, they only go back to version(s) 19.x which is Android 12.
Help a brother out anybody?
Thanks.
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Hope this is a good place to ask. I had to get the old Oneplus 7 pro back and Renovate ICE is pretty much dead. I'm not sure if I want to go all the way to Android 12, since I think Oneplus only had it up to 11. On the downloads for Lineage OS though, they only go back to version(s) 19.x which is Android 12.
Help a brother out anybody?
Thanks.
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Lineage OS 20, based on Android 13, was only released last month. Give it some time.
Thanks for the reply, but I am asking for an older version that the link(s) for which no longer exist, that I can find.
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Lineage OS 20, based on Android 13, was only released last month. Give it some time.
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Thanks for the reply, but I am asking for an older version that the link(s) for which no longer exist, that I can find.
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An older version of what?
I'm looking for version 18.x of Lineage OS which is based upon Andriod 11. It is a custom ROM for the Oneplus 7 pro.
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An older version of what?
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I'm looking for version 18.x of Lineage OS which is based upon Andriod 11. It is a custom ROM for the Oneplus 7 pro.
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Yes, it looks like they now only support 19.1 and 20 on that device. All 18.1 links are dead.
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I'm not sure if I want to go all the way to Android 12, since I think Oneplus only had it up to 11.
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Part of the reason people install custom ROMs is to extend the support for their device.
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Yes, it looks like they now only support 19.1 and 20 on that device. All 18.1 links are dead.
Part of the reason people install custom ROMs is to extend the support for their device.
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True, but without an actual working stock ROM with the actual Android version you want to build for the device, you can no longer extract the /vendor files which leads to some things not working properly. So it's, "Hey look, I've got a version of Android on this phone you won't" with the qualifier "And everything works." Meaning it is a port. I've been using customer ROMS on all my Android phones for about 12 years or so now started with the Droid A855. Hell I used to flash different firmware on the old flip phones before.
And the whole reason for this thread is what you said. There appears to be no links for version earlier than 19.x, so I asked hopping that maybe someone had one laying around they could share or knew of a mirror or other link. I used to save and host lots and lots of ROMs on my personal server and used to link those repositories in my sig here and many other places.
So thank you for your replies.
I just bought a Motorola Moto E22 and want to install a custom ROM to get rid of google stuff.
It seems Lineage does not support this phone yet, but I found this LineageOS22 guide which I have no idea it is reliable or if it has anything to do with the official Lineage project.
Any clarification or suggestions for alternative privacy respecting ROMs that work on Moto E22 would be much appreciated.
First of all, don't do these before completing 1 year of buying. You will lose warranty for unlocking bootloader.
Second thing is, if any official rom is not supported, you can definitely use unofficial version from xda. Developers try their best to fix issues with unofficial roms. If you don’t know if it’s reliable or not, read the comments to learn about bugs, issues and positive sides.
Don't be afraid of trying roms built for your model. Because by chance if you don’t find the rom good, you can revert back to stock rom using rescue & smart assistant tool (official software from lenovo/moto)
And before getting started, take note of your model number. Also you have to install device info hw app & click on system there. There you have to find what is your device called in developments. The name will be written beside "device" title (not sure). For example, my moto e5 is called nora in development.
N.B. Dont use any unofficial rom from outside of xda!
Tawsif999 said:
First of all, don't do these before completing 1 year of buying. You will lose warranty for unlocking bootloader.
Second thing is, if any official rom is not supported, you can definitely use unofficial version from xda. Developers try their best to fix issues with unofficial roms. If you don’t know if it’s reliable or not, read the comments to learn about bugs, issues and positive sides.
Don't be afraid of trying roms built for your model. Because by chance if you don’t find the rom good, you can revert back to stock rom using rescue & smart assistant tool (official software from lenovo/moto)
And before getting started, take note of your model number. Also you have to install device info hw app & click on system there. There you have to find what is your device called in developments. The name will be written beside "device" title (not sure). For example, my moto e5 is called nora in development.
N.B. Dont use any unofficial rom from outside of xda!
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Thanks for the quick response.
Privacy is a greater concern than warranty, so much so that I would have got the PinePhone if I could, but the best I can do is try to mitigate the damage made by stock android spyware and Motorola bloatware.
I'm more than willing to test unofficial roms, the problem is that there doesn't seem to be any available for my model here on xda, not even an official thread yet.
The LineageOS20 for Moto E22 link I found does seems a bit suspicious as there is nothing about it here on the forum.