New phone has finally been set up. Calls and texts work effortlessly. (after some slight issues transferring over from Verizon๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ) But everything is functional.

This phone is running degoogled e/OS with some slight debloating( used Canta and Shizuku). Current set up so far:

Mobile Provider: Metro PCS (Metro by T-Mobile)

Launcher: Bliss Launcher -> Yagni Launcher (via debloating)

Email/Calander: Gmail - > Tuta Mail and Tuta Calander

Notes: Default app

Reader for PDFs and Books: Episteme

Maps: Google Maps - > Map Quest

Podcast Reader: Anytime Player

Phone/Contacts/Messages: Default/Default/ Right Messages (SMS and MMS support, No RCS)

Camera, Clock, Calculator and OpenKeyChain are Default.

Music: Trebel Music (for now)

Bookworm(NOT BookWyrm; this app is not apart of the Fediverse) a small community based app to talk about everything books.

Fediverse: Blorp (Lemmy)

The app with the umbrella is Travelers Insurance ( my car insurance)

App Stores: Aurora Store and App Lounge (default) along with the MicroG Compactibility if wanting to use that.

Keyboard: FUTO Keyboard

Browser: Startpage

Apps/Systems that I have removed via debloating: Blisslauncher, Blissweather, Mail (Default), Browser, Calander, FindMyDevice, Magic Earth (Maps), Tasks, Parental Control, Music, MJ PDF, Message (Default), Android Easter Egg.

This phone started running so much faster when debloating it. I cant believe it's not already an option to begin with. ๐Ÿ˜‘

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[โ€“] 9 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

Hey good job! Was e/OS easier to install than Lineage?

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    The biggest difference is probably that bootloader locking in LineageOS is a bitch, while /e/OS, CalyxOS, iodรฉOS, GrapheneOS (and maybe others) make it easy on those select devices they can relock.

    https://piefed.social/post/1741494#comment_9999461

    /e/OS and GrapheneOS have web installers. Do any others?
    There's also https://openandroidinstaller.org/ that I don't know anything about.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Looks pretty good.

    By any chance, did you try running banking apps on this? That is one of the few things still holding me back.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Cheers mate from GrapheneOS.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    the list looks the same as the last update; what did you change?

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    I removed a couple of apps by debloating.

    Switching my launcher from Bliss Launcher to Yagni Launcher.

    Showed which mobile carrier I'm using.

    But mostly, its just aesthetic changes.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

    I removed a couple of apps by debloating.

    i try to avoid this by using the browser based versions of everything i use. i suspect that it might help with the way you're using lemmy through an app.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Here comes the laziness and convience, ๐Ÿ˜… Its just easier to pop it up over the phone.

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