• ℭ𝔞𝔱 @lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I’m using F-droid and it’s still the same, I haven’t noticed any difference :P

    Furthermore, there’s that annoying Google law that blocks Android apps from being installed, and downloading apps like f-droid is quite complicated after that.

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      1 day ago

      You can opt out of it by putting your phone in “developer mode” or by using something like LineageOS

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        21 hours ago

        I was thinking about rooting my phone to install LineageOS, but unfortunately, that plan won’t be possible because I don’t really understand how to do it, and I don’t have a computer or another phone to help me.

        The only thing I’ve done so far is disable Google Play services, and I’m using a few microG apps instead. :/

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          11 hours ago

          You don’t need to root your phone, just unlock the bootloader. But yes you will need to hook it to a PC or maybe another phone to make it work. I did mine off a PC.

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            10 hours ago

            That’s why I gave up, I don’t understand any of this stuff. Furthermore, the bootloader seems like something very complicated to do. (。•́︿•̀。)

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          18 hours ago

          LineageOS is great I am using it right now, however do keep in mind that you do not need to root your phone in order to install LineageOS.

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            14 hours ago

            What:0

            But you don’t need to unlock the bootloader to install LineageOS.

            Half of the videos I watched on YouTube said that it was necessary to format the phone or do several other things to unlock it. I was already getting confused with so much information.