Do you guys not have phones?: What phone are you currently using?

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I actually picked the OP 9 because it was supported by the next-best secure version of Android, DivestOS, which was still being supported by its developer at the time.

Unfortunately Tavi abandoned the project last December, and since he was running it alone it’s basically dead now and will no longer get updates, so its security will gradually get more and more outdated and eventually become useless. What also doesn’t help is that he didn’t put as much work into making apps that are dependent on Google libraries work pretty much like on a stock Android without compromising the overall security (Graphene has its Sandboxed Google Play thing), and since that means I have to use weird alternative apps even for the most basic stuff, I keep running into annoying limitations and dysfunctionalities that I would never be able to accept in an EDC phone.

Very probably I’m going to look into installing something relatively secure/private but “more normal” like /e/ OS, or if it’s still too weird I’ll just get back to good old LineageOS and try to harden it myself as much as possible vs. how it comes default.

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Are you using Aurora and F-droid?

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oh yeah, Accrescent as well should be included on that list for an another list of alternative apps. Obtainium apparently is a good one as well.

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Ok folks, an update on the OnePlus 13 that I am using. To sum it up short, I am loving it and you guys weren’t kidding when this was a better value phone than the Redmagic 10S Pro, especially the CN ROM version. What I love even more about it is that I am able to flash this phone and root it and it gave me some nostalgia for I used to do it with my old Samsung phones, and I am able to cater the phone to my use with the modules that I have installed with the use of Magisk.

I think the only negative part that I could say for this one would be its China ROM OS, I mean it’s not bad and much lighter than the Oxygen OS but there were some things that ticked me off and made the thing a bit frustrating, hence I have to do this: How To Guide - [PJZ110][26 July] ColorOS to OxygenOS [GLO,IN .840][EU,NA .831/2] | XDA Forums and it worked in the end.

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