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[–] ctry21@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Going from One UI 6 to One UI 7 on a Samsung has made me very excited to go get a used pixel or fairphone and install a custom ROM instead. Absolutely abysmal update.

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[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

I'm on a Pixel 8 with lineageOS and mindtheGApps and I LOVE it. It's so nice to not be bombarded by AI "features" in every menu.

Be prepared for some apps to be a little wonky, I had to install aurora store to download balatro because it said my phone wasn't compatible from the official app store. I've had more issues because I'm also rooted though, so there will probably be less to deal with if you just use lineage. Not sure if it's because it's lineage OS or the root, but Authy doesn't let me login, but I just use my password manager for 2fa now anyway so that's fine.

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[–] ctry21@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

That's good to hear! I've ADBed almost all of the Google & Samsung stuff off my phone already so I'm well used to fighting with Aurora to download certain apps by now. Nearly all my apps are from F-droid as well so that will make the transition a lot easier, and I do a lot of self hosting so I'm not relying on any proprietary services that are going to demand play services be installed. Balatro on my steam deck already steals enough of my time, so honestly if my phone won't let me install it that's probably for the best.

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