by quickben on 5/26/19, 2:19 PM with 4 comments
by nextos on 5/26/19, 4:08 PM
The downside is pretty limited hardware choice. Basically, Pixel (and Nexus for legacy releases). Plus some Sony Xperia (if you can cope with a few non-critical hardware glitches).
The upside is very good security, and not being tracked. F-Droid is, for me, a surprisingly nice ecosystem. Firefox, Termux, Conversations, Signal, OsmAnd, Haven, etc. I don't need much else.
Your needs might be different, but you can always install MicroG and sideload things from Google Play if you ever require propietary applications.
LineageOS is nice, but I don't like excessive hackiness and lack of focus in security. I understand it's partly something given by their goal of supporting a much more broad set of devices.
Thankfully, Project Treble gives the possibility of device-independent ROMs. So things might change soon. For the time being, most devices have glitches, as Treble's HAL has not been well implemented and tested by manufacturers [1].
Other alternatives, aside from iOS, lack tons of functionality. I wish Sailfish/Mer became a serious contender. Their predecessor, Maemo/Meego, as seen in the Nokia 770-N9 saga was amazing.
[1] https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki
by connorcodes on 5/27/19, 1:59 AM
There is also sailfish, which is meant for Enterprise and can support Android apps.
Https://sailfishos.org
by slater on 5/26/19, 3:31 PM
by oil25 on 5/26/19, 3:54 PM