9

finally rooted my phone!

posted
by
Avatar
RussianEngineer [she/her]@hexbear.net
in
Avatar
libre@hexbear.net
5 comments
hidereport

Feels great having full control over my device, i removed all the OEM and google trackers/telemetry/spyware and replaced OEM apps with FOSS ones (SMS/phone/file manager). as soon as my device gets official lineageOS support i plan on installing that.

I had to pay a person on the XDA fourms $150 to do it, and voided my warrenty in the process, but i think it was worth it.

Anyone else here with rooted devices or running custom ROMs?

Sort:
HotTopControversialNewOld
You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
Avatar
DragonballEvolution2 [any]@hexbear.net
5 points

Nice. My tablet is running LineageOS with root (so I can access my SD card like a normal filesystem). I’m experimenting with an app called UserLAnd which can install a GNU environment and graphical environment, for more of that “Real Linux” feel. It’s probably the closest thing to ditching Android altogether.

My phone is a PinePhone so I already have root out of the box.

permalink
report
reply

libre

!libre@hexbear.net

Create post

Welcome to libre

A comm dedicated to the fight for free software with an anti-capitalist perspective.

The struggle for libre computing cannot be disentangled from other forms of socialist reform. One must be willing to reject proprietary software as fiercely as they would reject capitalism. Luckily, we are not alone.

Resources

  1. Free Software, Free Society provides an excellent primer in the origins and theory around free software and the GNU Project, the pioneers of the Free Software Movement.
  2. Switch to GNU/Linux! If you’re still using Windows in $CURRENT_YEAR, flock to Linux Mint!; Apple Silicon users will want to check out Asahi Linux.

Rules

  1. Be on topic: Posts should be about free software and other hacktivst struggles. Topics about general tech news should be in the technology comm or programming comm. That doesn’t mean all posts have to be serious though, memes are welcome!
  2. Avoid using misleading terms/speading misinformation: Here’s a great article about what those words are. In short, try to avoid parroting common Techbro lingo and topics.
  3. Avoid being confrontational: People are in different stages of liberating their computing, focus on informing rather than accusing. Debatebro nonsense is not tolerated.
  4. All site-wide rules still apply

Artwork

Community stats

  • 1

    Monthly active users

  • 672

    Posts

  • 2.6K

    Comments

Community moderators