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Re:Ask HN: Will Google Ever Launch a Successful New Product ... by chasil on Friday November 18, 2022 @02:24PM (#33660602)
For the moment, the Pixel phones are the largest family that supports an independent ROM that implements VoLTE.

A vast swath of LineageOS supported devices have been retired for this reason, and Pixels are the largest family remaining.

Oddly enough, if you want control of a device that minimizes Google's influence, then you probably want a Pixel.

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Re:Ask HN: Will Google Ever Launch a Successful New Product ... by sudosysgen on Friday November 18, 2022 @03:04PM (#33661240)
Actually that would be the Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco series.
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Re:Ask HN: Will Google Ever Launch a Successful New Product ... by chasil on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:11PM (#33662256)
I see 12 devices from Google on the LineageOS 19 announcement page.

Motorola/Lenovo has the next largest share, with 10.

The eBPF subsystem is described as the main driver for ending so many devices, instead of VoLTE.

https://lineageos.org/Changelog-26/

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