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Since we don't yet have a specific community for custom phone ROMs, let's discuss them here. Are you running a custom ROM? Which one? On what hardware? How is it?

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[–] probably_a_robot@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

GrapheneOS on a Pixel 6. Works, I've had to override the custom memory allocator one or two times for banking apps, but that's just flipping a switch in the app info.

[–] sam@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Grapheneos for years now

[–] gaael@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

/e/os on a Fairphone 3 for a few months now. It's my first custom ROM, and it's been a breeze so far :)

Some quirks that I don't actually mind : when the phone is turned off and charging, the animation on screen doesn't update the current battery level (but idc, usually the phone charges at night), the phone calls volume is really loud (but I usually plug my headset in for calls) and the integrated vpn is sometimes slow enough to cause websites/apps to timeout (I can live with that).

I still have my old android phone mainly for my bank application.

Edit : typo

[–] gamencode@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

I've been using CrDroid on my Poco F2 Pro (LMI) for a long time now , have also dabbled with Elixir , Nusantara and a few others which was fun, I love custom roms and tinkering plus MIUI sucks badly.

Also the mire I tinker the deeper I go, I made my first magisk module this year , git pretty good at debugging and root files etc , plus I can restore my phone pretty fast now (I brick it every now and then lol)

This year I also got into battery replacement , I switched out my battery and my camera module, and switched out a samsung s9 plus battery, was pretty fun.

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[–] lemmymarud@lemmy.marud.fr 1 points 1 year ago

I used /e/ (now Murena IIRC) : really loved that I used Lineageos, and also SailfishOS as I have 2 smartphones compliant with this one. Now I use stock rom with a little debloat on my side for apps like facebook or netflix

[–] runningman@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

CalyxOS on my Pixel 6a. It works well for my needs with very little compromise.

[–] PurpleReign@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'd love to dabble with something like Graphene OS, but I find the Google Dialer Spam Call/Text Protection and Hold For Me features indispensable. Right now as far as I'm aware, those don't work with Graphene. Also, I'm on the Advanced Protection program with Google so it is a no go for me as far as I'm aware.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

GrapheneOS on my Pixel 5, and I highly recommend it!

Also, it's "operating system". Not "ROM".

[–] MattMist@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm running Evolution X on my Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro and have been for the past 3 years or so. The main maintainer uses this phone so it has always been pretty polished and feature rich.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Lineage OS on my pixel 5. I'm looking to set up my environment so I can build and sign my ROM that way I can lock the bootloader.

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

None ... yet. Hadn't even looked into the possibility since my Pixel 2XL, and I have no idea what I dug up all those years ago.

I'm now on a Pixel 6 Pro and would love to move to a privacy-focused OS; I'm already on KDE Neon on desktop for both my production machines as of May. Rexxit has motivated me to at least dip my toes in on mobile, but as with desktop Linux, I fully expect my first attempt to bring into specific relief what I'm looking for and then go try things until I find what I like.

Graphene and Lineage seem like the best starting options at this point, but I'd love to hear from anyone else on my hardware on their experiences. My use cases are vanishingly small: Signal for text, voice and video; the local transit app; music app (still haven't found one that makes be forswear any further experimentation) for my commute; mindless games (currently Royal Match) for my commute; 10-15 texts a week; and a phone call or two. I barely even use the camera except for work, and yes, I'm aware I purchased a phone utterly overpowered for my needs, but I'm picky about pixel size.

What recommendations do y'all have, either as a starting point or — perish the thought — an obvious daily driver?

[–] EponymousBosh@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a Pixel 6a, not 6 Pro, but I am running GrapheneOS. I had it on my Pixel 4a before this phone. I like it a lot!

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

From all the responses, GrapheneOS seems the most popular. Worth a weekend gander.

But I'm really responding to say I love your user name.

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[–] KrapKake@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 year ago

DerpFest on OnePlus 7T. It has tons of customization options, also stable. Comes with GAPPs so some might not like that.

I have Arrow OS A12L on my Cepheus, been quite good so far.

[–] yozul@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

/e/os on a Nokia 6.1.

[–] sephger@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

First I tried iode but after a short trip to Ubuntu Mobile I decided to try Calyx. Runs fine on my Fairphone

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