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F-Droid has warned that over the past few months, Google has pushed a malicious programme known as the Android Developer Verifier to as many as 4 billion Android devices (f-droid.org)
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[-] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month 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

[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 month ago

only if your device is rootable unfortunately

[-] heliotrope@retrofed.com 4 points 1 month ago

Not necessarily. LineageOS doesn't require root; just a compatible device.

[-] solxix@pawb.social 7 points 1 month 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.

[-] anon137@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

An unlocked bootloader and root are very different things

[-] solxix@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago

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

[-] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

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