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Re:Get Off My Desktop Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid ... by BLKNSLVR on Monday March 27, 2023 @04:24AM (#35324234)

I've unrecoverably bricked a couple of android phones through not having the precisely correct model variant for the instructions I was following, or for the specific ROM I was installing. Sucks, but I generally don't faff with a device that's worth more than throw-away.

The risk is worth it for the life that LineageOS really breathes into an older device.

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Re:Get Off My Desktop Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid ... by Gasp0de on Monday March 27, 2023 @05:45AM (#35324689)

GrapheneOS is extremely easy to install, the installer is literally a website where you click "Install now" while the phone is connected via USB. It is also one of the most usable custom OSes I've used and it is not only more privacy oriented but also more secure!

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Re:Get Off My Desktop Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid ... by Jiocus on Monday March 27, 2023 @11:43AM (#35328147)

Would love to go back to a flashed device, but last time I did (3-4 years ago) my banking and e-id apps refused to run in rooted environments. 2nd-factoring payments and the like is a main use case of a phone now. Are these kinds of issues still around?

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Re:Get Off My Desktop Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid ... by fifteen1506 on Monday March 27, 2023 @12:06PM (#35328407)

For LineageOS? Yes. For GrapheneOS? Maybe.

Essentialy banking apps hate unlocked bootloaders. GOS (GrapheneOS) avoids this relocking the bootloader (the key is theirs, if you want to build your own GOS you'll have to sign with your own key). However GOS still fails Play Integrity checks: it fails CTS Profile Match.

So, Banking Apps probably work but Google Wallet won't.

Additionally, they run Google Apps as non-privileged apps, using a compatibility layer called `gmscompat`. It's cool because it's easy to Degoogle your phone in an instant if you wish to. But certain niche features, for example, using your camera to help Google Maps match your surrounding with Street View data crash Maps.

Otherwise all runs mostly well. Waze a few weeks ago was wonky but I assume the bug they fixed in Wifi-location allowed Waze to behave -- haven't tested though.

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Re:Get Off My Desktop Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid ... by BLKNSLVR on Monday March 27, 2023 @09:28PM (#35334641)

Magisk can hide root from apps, but I don't know how effective it is against all possible methods an app might have of detecting root. I'm not sure if detecting an unlocked bootloader is treated in the same way or not - I haven't run into that one as a problem so far.

I refuse to use my phone for banking due to trust issues in putting all my eggs into such a stealable, forgettable-in-a-taxi, and heavily monitored device basket.

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Re:Get Off My Desktop Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid ... by fifteen1506 on Monday March 27, 2023 @11:59AM (#35328332)

I like GOS as well -- and use it -- but most people won't have Pixel phones.

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