Not to be that guy but do you really trust an "unofficial port" you found on Telegram? That seems, to me, just as problematic as blindly trusting Google.

Has this port been tested for behavior that's non-standard in LineageOS? Random ports distributed in channels such as Telegram do not instill much confidence that it's legit and not riddled with spyware/malwnare.

I don't have a solution for you but I'd think twice about installing any OS that isn't distributed (or at least validated by) via official channels.

to debloat and to degoogle, and additionally to increase overall privacy but apparently from what I’ve heard here that it’s not private enough or even at all?

So... there is what is theoretically possible, what's pragmatically feasible with your current skillset, what you believe you need and what you actually need.

If you rely on what is theoretically possible and what you believe you need you usually end up with burn out. If you focus on what's pragmatically feasible with your current skillset and what you actually need instead you WILL disappoint strangers on the Internet but you might remain sane and surely will learn something in the process, thus both improve your skillset AND have a better understanding of what you actually need.

IMO locked bootloader isn't that important as graphene OS devs make it sound, but I would NEVER trust a software "found on telegram".

I have used unofficial lineage OS before, but that phone was just an entertainment machine, with no personal information on it.

Graphene OS however has security features that other ROMs don't have like improved encryption.

However Pixels are too expensive, I can't afford them either. I'm thinking as an alternative getting a Nothing phone cm 1 (or something) which is much cheaper than a pixel and can run official /e/ OS

Privacy isn't binary.

LineageOS without Gapps won't send information to Google unless you install something that does. It won't do a whole lot to prevent apps from collecting data like GrapheneOS does so it's up to you to evaluate the privacy implications of anything you install.

A locked bootloader protects against two attack vectors: malware modifying the operating system at runtime, and an unauthorized person with physical access installing a malicious operating system while you're not looking (an "evil maid" attack). The former is rare on Android. The latter is rare unless you're a high-value target or dating an abusive hacker.

Hey PragmaticIdealist

The video guy is talking bollocks: plus he has about 50 crypto links to pay the wanker.

Honestly, I have install lineage since 2018 and installed CyanogenMod way before that.

He talks about "Removing bloatware Google packages" from Lineage, there are no bloatware google packages in lineage.

I have just plugged my oneplus 5T with lineage installed into my laptop, and typed this into my terminal: to give me a list of all the packages installed on my phone.

adb shell pm list packages -s >oneplus5-installed.txt

I have 213 packages installed. THERE ARE NO GOOGLE PACKAGES installed.

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Captive Portal is simple to disable using adb. Its not scary.

I have 5 family phones with lineage installed

I have just checked Captive Portal on all 5

db shell settings get global captive_portal_mode

all 5 phones the output is:

null

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you can change your dns rather than rely on your carriers DNS. I use Mullvad DNS

https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls

The eu has public dns servers:

https://european-alternatives.eu/category/public-dns

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not much info on itel-p55-5g on xda

https://xdaforums.com/t/i-want-a-vbmeta-img-and-boot-img-for-itel-p55-5g.4737042/

if you want to find out about Lineage, use their forums or use the https://xdaforums.com/ as above and have a good look around to see what people say.

Only use official lineage releases

Keep your existing phone and OS.

Use it differently. Decide what information you store on it, which applications you install or disable, what permissions you grant and what services you use.

Just installing an OS to "debloat and degoogle" is not ever going to change anything unless you change your habits and you don't need to change OS to do that.

The stock ROM fails to include a libre software license text file. We do not control it, dangerous. LineageOS helps reduce harm but the best option is to get a new phone.

Define "private enough". If you trust that author, and that no one is going to alter the device through the unlocked bootloader, then all you have to do is not install apps or services that you consider privacy-violating.