• smeg@feddit.uk
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    3 days ago

    What’s device support like on Lineage nowadays? They did every phone under the sun back in the Cyanogenmod days but when I checked a few years ago hardly anything seemed to have up-to-date versions available. I’ve done a quick check now and it looks a bit better, anyone know more?

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      3 days ago

      The list of supported devices is impressive, currently 65 phones have a recent version available.

      However, as not every device is supported, if you buy a new phone, check the list in the blog post first.

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          2 days ago

          Right, there are many more unofficial builds and also lits of forks available. But at least for me, I’d rather not download builds directly from XDA.

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    3 days ago

    How does lineage stack up to graphene? My impression is that lineage is more designed for older phones to extend the useful life, while graphene is more focused on privacy and security, and only works on limited devices.

    Am I understanding the gist of it or have I missed the plot?

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      3 days ago

      I currently use both (with different phones).

      Graphene is way more polished. It even features a browser-based installer. It comes with countless security and privacy improvements that can be non-trivial, but very nice (e.g. contact scopes). And they have an update process that wirks completely in the background, without any further action from the user. But of course the main downside is that you need a pretty expensive Pixel phone.

      Lineage OS is less polished, but is compatible with many phones. It is also used as a base for many custom roms that alter the OS in specific ways.

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      ~~Lineage OS is parental.

      Graphene OS would not exist if not for the work that LineageOS developers pave the way for.

      Graphene OS thus is a downstream of Lineage OS, like most Android projects.

      At least from my knowledge banks.~~

      Seems that Graphene OS uses AOSP, excuse my misinformation.

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        I don’t think that graphene builds on Lineage OS. If this would be the case, then the Android 15 release of Graphene OS wouldn’t be 3 month before the release of Lineage OS 22.