Anyone using Lineage? How is it?
I’ve got a Pixel 7 and have been wondering
To be honest I do not see any reason to use Lineage with Pixel while there is GrapheneOS… But maybe there will be some users of it: it is always better to have more free open OS
My understanding is that Google wallet won’t work with grapheneos. It does with lineage ( with play integrity fix ). This is the only reason I use lineage. I’d love to not have any Google services but Google wallet is just such a huge value add. I don’t carry a physical wallet at all and it’s great. I wish there was a libre alternative to Google wallet for tap to pay, but sadly it does not look like that’s happening any time soon.
its alright, it kept my “supposed to be dead” phone to keep on running with latest stuff, i like the built in firewall, but if you’re privicy focused then this is not for you.
Upgrading android versions did a surprise factory reset for me. Never used it again after that.
Custom Roms are only viable if official android support has dropped and you are no longer getting upgrades.
How safe is Lineage?
how safe is google?
I connect my glucometer (Dexcom G6) with my phone and I’m assuming lineage wouldn’t work with it.
Lineage is just Android, however, some apps (Usually banking apps are the worst offender) throw a fit running on rooted/custom roms, though it’s usually bypass able with varying amounts of effort. I would not expect a glucometer app to have issues, but I’ve seen apps throw that fit for less in the past.
Being a medical thing, I’d advise you to pickup a cheap used Android phone that’s also on the supported list to test out your app first, or at least have an alternative means of monitoring it
I did some Google searching and it came up… inconclusive, though the Dexcom website has this blurb on the compatible phones section
“You can use this app on any OS that meets the minimum requirements, but Dexcom recommends not updating to a new OS before it’s listed here.”
And the only minimum requirement for Android is that it’s v10. I also didn’t see mention of root/or “unauthorized OSes” on that page and alot of the times they will put something like that if a companies app will scan for root/custom roms
So, you might be fine
Does NFC still work? (I know that low key defeats the purpose of a privacy oriented android build but yeah)
Yes, NFC the technology works. However, certain applications, like Google Wallet can be problematic and require workarounds (not because of technology itself though)
I know that low key defeats the purpose of a privacy oriented android build but yeah
Not everyone using a custom ROM is doing it for privacy reasons. I see privacy as a perk but I mainly use custom ROMs to keep my devices around longer and to get new features.
Even for those who are concerned about privacy, I don’t think NFC is that big of a security hole. I know some people who turn it on only when they’re using it, but that’s pretty painless.
Yeah I did that with an old Motorola, it went for years. Now I have a pixel and it seems to come with a lot of features that break when installing an alternative OS
Last time I checked there was a relatively narrow selection of phones the Dexcom app works with. Pretty much just iphone, galaxy, and pixel. I just checked again and there’s a lot more now, so maybe it’ll work?
I’d give it about a 70% chance of just working
Does it support flashing from web browser?
