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Android 17 sucks. So I put Linux on a phone. (www.youtube.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I agree, i have been looking at it a while, but can't figure out how it can install on non-rooted phones.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Do you mean phones without unlocked bootloaders ? errrrmmmmmm you can't

    Check the LineageOS device suport list : if your device was ever supported, you cand build for yourself (provided you have enough horsepower), or request an unofficial build in the iodéOS forums

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    No, I am referring to iodéOS.

    iodéOS official supported devices

    For example the Motorola moto g32 (devon) is compatible with their installer, and has its bootloader locked.

    I had asked here - https://feddit.uk/post/49734939

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    The wording on that table can be confusing; "Bootloader locked?" Yes/No is referring to the ability of Iodé installer and ROM to have that device bootloader re-locked after installation.

    I can garantee you pretty much all of them come with a locked bootloader from the factory/shop (even if they have a "no" on that page), and it needs to be unlocked to install a different rom from the stock one. Doesn't matter what flavor of Android it is. It might be that IodéOS installer is doing the re-locking immediately after and so you'd think it wasn't ever unlocked, but it was.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    Yeah, I took another look at it yesterday as I had worded it differently in my OP asking about it, and realised that it must be just presented incorrectly. I was wondering why I had asked differently.

    For example in my OP I asked why the Samsung has "No" across the board, and above, I asked why the Motorola has "Yes" across the board. Maybe it refers to if the Bootloader can be re-locked.

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