• ozymandias@sh.itjust.works
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    22 days ago

    This is a good time to remind people that if you install a custom ROM from https://xdaforums.com/ (that’s where most instructions are at any rate), you can install a version of Android with no google services whatsoever, including no play store

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          21 days ago

          It also requires the boot loader to be unlocked, which is the same requirement for rooting a phone. Thus, you can only install LineageOS if your phone is rootable.

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              1 day ago

              Rooted and rootable are also two different things. Rootable means your phone has the ability to be rooted. Aka an unlocked bootloader.

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        19 days ago

        All phones are rootable if you’re determined enough.
        (But the ease of rooting should be a consideration when getting a phone)