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Re:LineageOS 19 by aaaaaaaaata on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @06:48PM (#31174111)
> This is good for security

No, it isn't. It's good for reducing e-waste, your security is on the line.

Having the newly shaped and colored Android UI doesn't do anything to fix security issues..

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Re:LineageOS 19 by josephcsible on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @11:38PM (#31176026)
Security issues can occur in both the device-agnostic Android OS code and in device-specific drivers. Some people are going to continue to use phones after the vendor drops support. Although those people won't get security updates to their device-specific drivers anymore no matter what they do, by using LineageOS instead of their stock ROM, they will get security updates to the device-agnostic Android OS code.
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