[ale] Alternative phone operating systems?

[Charles Shapiro]

Still rockin' my LG V20 running LineageOS 14.1 . Had to run an Exploit to
install, but no bloatware and no Carrier-installed spyware or adware.  Mic
works good for phone calls but not for speakerphone.

Watching the following phones with interest:

Librem 5 ( https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ )  This one allegedly uses a
non-Android kernel. Very intriguing. Not yet really in production though.
Fairphone 3 ( https://shop.fairphone.com/en/ )  Not easily available in the
USA.  May not be compatible with US carriers.  Hardware is really easy to
fix or upgrade. Removable battery.
Teracube ( https://myteracube.com/ )  GSM only. Available on Amazon.
Non-replaceable battery.
I was interested in OnePlus ( https://www.oneplus.com/ ) but their later
models lack a 2.5 mm audio jack. Deal killer for me.

-- CHS


On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 5:35 PM Horkan Smith via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> I've run some variation of LineageOS (or its predecessor CyanagenMod) as
> my daily for ~6 years or so.  Moto Droid 1 & 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and
> now a Moto X4.  Experience has generally been good.
>
> Only real complaint at the moment is a persistent problem w/ rural GPS
> navigation w/ Google Navigator (doesn't happen w/ Waze) - location is good,
> but it has trouble finding the new route.  Showed up on the Note 3, then
> went away w/ stock Moto X4, then came back w/ LineageOS on the Moto.  I
> like the other benefits enough I work around it for now.
>
> later!
>     horkan
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:56:11PM -0400, lnxgnome via Ale wrote:
> >I haven't touched a custom ROM for mobile in a decade, but when I did,
> >the Forums on xda-developers.com were a treasure trove of indispensable
> >info.?? Looks like they are still chugging along.
> >
> >On 6/15/20 4:39 PM, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:
> >> I know this topic has cropped up here a couple of times, so it seems to
> be a good audience to ask the question:
> >> Are any of you using any of the alternative phone operating systems
> (LineageOS, or any of the others?).  If so, what is your experience?
> >> Are any of them good enough to actually use daily as a primary phone?
> I'm interested in phone functionality, text (mainly to receive Zabbix
> alerts), and maybe basic browsing.  If there were some client capable of
> connecting to Office 365 it would be a plus, but that is not a deal breaker.
> >>
> >> Any experience and advice on these?
> >> Allen B.
> >>
> >> --
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