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[–] 17 points 1 month ago

I have always been happy with the main player.
Have been running Lineage OS since the days it still was CyanogenMod.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    GrapheneOS on devices that can run it, LineageOS on devices that can't.

    I'm keeping an eye on AXP.OS since DivestOS has stopped being developed.

    That is, of course, if you're only counting Android and not Linux mobile. If you are, then I'd add PostmarketOS to the list, though it's hard to find a device that can be used as a daily driver yet, though the Fairphone 6 is very close.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    I use GrapheneOS on my main phone, but I use Evolution X for my second phone, and crDroid for my tablet

    Note that only GrapheneOS supports bootloader re-locking tho

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Right now? GrapheneOS and I don't think I'll switch to anything else until a phone option outside of big tech emerges.

    Favorite of all time was probably Cyanogenmod up to Gingerbread and AOKP for that holo era (ICS, Jellybean, KitKat.)

    I think around the Nexus 5, I stopped using custom roms until GrapheneOS.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    LineageOS, good enough to degoogle and if it's possible for you to use F-Droid-only apps you are out of the surveillance machinery (with the exception of the TSP if you use a SIM card) and it's a huge step from stock Android in terms of privacy.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    A better question is how many are really out there at the moment.

    Early 2000s there was so many for any model phone. Now it feels like those are mostly gone and there's only 5-6 left.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    LineageOS for me

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    I like e/os with micro-G

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    GrapheneOS undisputed #1 for me, but also RestlessOS or LeOS for devices that are only compatible with GSI since those also strip out pings to Google.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    LineageOS, mostly due to the fact that it's pretty close to the original vision of AOSP; and my devices do not support Graphene or PostmarketOS, so there are almost no viable alternatives.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    GrapheneOS for me.

    I did use CRDroid for a few years on a Samsung S4 many years ago.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    At the moment I'm using iodeOS

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Using Graphene, tempted by Lineage.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    never seen nor expected to see this trajectory -- what's making lineage tempting?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Lineage OS is the ultimate deGoogle; I'm not comfortable with android at all given the influence Google has over its development.

    LineageOS also can run on more phones; current Graphene ONLY runs on Pixels, soon to run on Motorola, but the Graphene hw requirements are HEAVY--only flagship phones have what Graphene requires, and I'm poor.

    LineageOS is less secure, though, so I'd be sacrificing that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    my antipathy towards google greatly outweights my thread model so i prioritize degoogling over security and it also made me wait for motorola's phone instead of buying any pixel today.

    Lineage OS is the ultimate deGoogle

    now knowing that motorola has graphene slated for its ultra high end folding phones next makes me question my decisions, so this is intriguing AF and i've never heard anyone say it before -- what does it mean to you?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Oh, looks like I was confused. I thought LineageOS was a Linux based system, but it's still Android so what I said doesn't make a ton of sense... but my next attempt at my next phone will be some Linux OS so I can completely get off android. But if I have to stay within the Android ecosystem for whatever reason and don't have the money for a Pixel (or fucking definitely not a fold), I'll probably try Lineage.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I've been thoroughly enjoying e/os in s Fairphone 6.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    GrapheneOS is the only one I've used since the bad old days of trying random things posted on forums, and it's excellent.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    GrapheneOS - maximum security and privacy for phones and tablets

    • More Android apps than on other deGoogled OSs
    • Very secure (hack-resistant) if correctly set up and used
    • Easy to install to the few phones it accepts (some Google, some Motorola 2027)
    • Beginner-hostile, complicated manual setup
    • Good website and active forum

    Notable mention for the beginner-friendly /e/OS (technically inferior compared to GrapheneOS, installable to more devices).

    https://www.quora.com/How-does-Murenas-custom-e-OS-compare-to-Googles-Android/answer/Harri-K-Hiltunen

    I haven't tried CalyxOS yet. I had CyanogenMod for a few years before it was LineageOS.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Lineage, by virtue of it being the only one that has a version for my Samsung S10+.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    GrapheneOS has best privacy and security, but also has the biggest disadvantage: available only on Google phones. But in 2027 it will be released on Motorola, too.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I've been daily driving GrapheneOS for a while now and I love it (Pixel 9a). Looking forward to seeing what Motorola comes out with that's supported by Graphene in the future.

    I've also used iodéOS, CalyxOS, LineageOS and Ubuntu Touch. They're all great, but Ubuntu Touch still isn't ready for daily driving for my own use case.

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