• nfsu2@feddit.cl
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    11 months ago

    Lineage OS is really great, I recommend the forked version with MicroG bundled to use google apps.

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        11 months ago

        Well yes you are right, but being completely pure is borderline impossible IMO, and most people transition slowly.

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          11 months ago

          True. I have been using Lineage with no gapps package for a bit over 4 years now. I no longer even have a google account as of almost 2 years ago.

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      11 months ago

      I want to move away from GSF, how is MicroG working nowadays? I used it some years ago but it was buggy with any app related to mapping, and some other quirks.

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        11 months ago

        It works perfectly in my case can’t say for others. You should check their issues page in github about your device.

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        11 months ago

        Works perfectly fine for me. I’ve also used an app that used Google Maps in it and it worked perfectly fine. Instead of Google Maps it displayed the map on OpenStreetMap.

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      11 months ago

      Is it equal to a regular android? Will the usual banking apps work on it, for example?

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        11 months ago

        The Sparkasse (german bank) app works perfectly fine. I use LineageOS with microG and I’m not logged in with a Google account or anything.

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        11 months ago

        Nowadays with SafetyNet hardware checks it’s a dangerous game to rely on that.

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        11 months ago

        No. Banking won’t work and you can’t lock bootloader. As far as I know there’s no Recovery password so someone could just adb and pull data. If you want to use banking apps you could use magisk to pass safety net but that will make your phone less secure. Personally I have no banking app so I don’t give a shit

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          11 months ago

          Banking apps work for me. And you cant pull data over adb without the password. The data is encrypted by default since a few Android versions

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          11 months ago

          It really depends on the banking app.

          And you can always use a browser - Hermit enables you to use a web page that looks much like an app.

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          11 months ago

          I think you can configure that some apps can be only accessed by root user while not giving root permissions to a pc usb debugging

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        11 months ago

        If you aren’t sure if you can fully degoogle then it a great offer. Unfortunately many apps depend on GSF so its understandable.