Re:LineageOS 16.0
by _bxg1 on Friday March 01, 2019 @12:13AM
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OnePlus seems to be a favored line for Lineage. You'll notice that the One, a 5(!) year old phone, is still on the initial-adopters list for 16.0. The 3T, two years old, has 6GB ram and still stands with the latest flagships in terms of raw power. The whole line is known for being really easy to put ROMs onto and being a great bang for your buck, and in theory any concerns about Chinese software would go away given that you're putting a new OS on there.
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On the other hand, the latest two OnePlus phones (6 and 6T), the older of which was released 9 months ago, still aren't supported.
(Apparently the reason is LineageOS' lack of / in-development state of A/B partition support which would enable safer upgrades.)
Re:LineageOS 16.0
by juliangoldsmith on Friday March 01, 2019 @10:34AM
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I've been using one of z3ntu's builds of Lineage 16.0 on the OP6 for quite a while, and it's worked pretty well for me.
I'm somewhat surprised they aren't including the OP6 in the initial supported devices, but there could be lingering bugs with hardware. (Blurry photos, for instance.)
Re:LineageOS 16.0
by blablabla123 on Friday March 01, 2019 @03:23PM
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I have the 6T, still waiting for a stable ROM. But about the photos, they can easily get blurry too with the preinstalled OxygenOS.
Re:LineageOS 16.0
by SmellyGeekBoy on Friday March 01, 2019 @04:40AM
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Agreed, I'm running LineageOS 15.1 on my OP3 and it's fantastic. Will be upgrading to 16 as soon as it becomes available in the updater app.
(I'm aware that I could flash it manually but I'm far too lazy for that)
Sadly one of their best phones (not in raw perf for sure but overall) the OnePlus X had an issue where flashing has a non-zero random chance of completely bricking the device. Coincidentally happened to mine just as I ordered a replacement screen and had to cancel the order at the last minute.
I can vouch for the One. Nice device. Lineage runs perfect. Now if I could only get aftermarket screens that are tempered...
I loved my 3T as a piece of hardware. Only problem was I couldn't live with Google spyware, and Android without gapps - despite all the wonderful work done by this team - is barely functional as a modern smartphone, sadly.
Unfortunately oneplus only sells accessories for the last and current generations. Really sucks cause my 3 is still working flawlessly but I can't find a good screen protector for it.