Years ago, on Fridays, we would share Custom ROM Friday posts that would highlight new and exciting developments in the world of custom Android ROMs. It was great times, as it seemed like the majority of our readers at the time were deep into running custom software and accessing root...

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  • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    9 months ago
    • Hosts file adblocking (I suppose DNS-based adblocking is good enough now though)
    • ACCA (battery charge limiter)
    • Now that my primary device isn’t getting official updates, I need root for safetynet fix on LineageOS
    • It’s my bloody device, not the manufacturer’s or OS vendor’s; I don’t want to be locked out of it “for my own good”