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Re:CalyxOS – De-Googled Android Alternative by mdp2021 on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:58PM (#28091444)
> most of their added value is lost when running a custom rom

Could you please explain?

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Re:CalyxOS – De-Googled Android Alternative by GekkePrutser on Friday August 06, 2021 @03:11PM (#28091596)
Well, Google packages the pixel phones with their latest OS updates and pixel specific features like Gcam. By running a custom ROM you lose those. Its cameras mainly perform so well because of the big AI farms at Google.
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Re:CalyxOS – De-Googled Android Alternative by cdesai on Friday August 06, 2021 @03:15PM (#28091641)
Google Camera works just fine, entirely offline as well.

You do miss out on some other pixel-specific features (Hold for Me for example), but camera quality should be unaffected.

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Re:CalyxOS – De-Googled Android Alternative by atatatat on Saturday August 07, 2021 @10:45AM (#28098944)
Pixel cameras are great, regardless of what app used.
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