Why is custom ROM scene dead? Every phone used to have at least one. Now it's nothing and people are crying about google locking up their shit.
XDA is dead, people, mainly Indians and Indonesians moved to Telegram channels
>>106430055What's the point when you can't use the 4G network on most custom ROMs? Some countries like Ausfailia only have 4G and 5G
>>106430110Why not? Sue companies who block it.
>>106430055Locked bootloaders, lack of kernel source, Android becoming increasingly hostile to rooting, malicious DRM and much more. These days, a phone running a custom ROM is pretty much useless since the main reason for having a smartphone is running government/banking cuckware, and all of it requires Play Integrity.
>>106430055I can only speak for myself. I never had that much in the first place, but all the passion I had for Android devices and smartphones is gone. They basically exist at the same level as a washing machine, vacuum cleaner or any other home appliance to me. Something I need and use but not something I am passionate about whatsoever. I used to install custom ROMs and shit but I really don't give a fuck anymore. I use my phone as little as I can get away with, or perhaps more accurately I could say I just use it for things I can't do anywhere else, like actual phone shit, some banking shit, maybe some video playback when I'm somewhere without access to anything better. I don't spend all my time on a smartphone, I don't use it to play games, or for general-purpose browsing or anything like that. As long as the basic shit works it's alright, so I haven't bothered with custom ROMs.
>>106430110Is that actually a thing. I've never had that experience.
You can thank that half the phones out there instant void warranty and permanently disable the ability to run banking apps when you root
>>106430441I'm not gay. I'm using a web browser to do my banking.
>>106430477>want to log in on your desktop?>sure anon, we have sent a notification to your smartphone banking app so that you can confirm your identity :)
>>106430520I switched banks to the one run by white people.
>>106430520NTA, but I actually chose my current bank because it was one of the last French banks to allow SMS 2FA instead of 2FA through a proprietary app.
>>106430072and the roms do exist there? or are they just yapping
>>106430623All talk, no action.
how about you stop yapping about lack of le freedom and just search about gsi and project treble?
>>106430520My bank is now offering a desktop application for windows as well.I have it installed in a Windows VM.Super cancerous, but at least i am not relying on a fucking phone.
>>106430623Most of them are just shitty repacks of the stock ROM instead of a proper ROM that you can build from source. Also, they are made by a single guy and the README looks something like this:>C0DEX custom R.O.M.>by @xX_bharatH4x0R_Xx>TesTed 100% working Jio VoLTE!!!>Built-in LuckyPatcher ad-free for mobile game>auto-remove FRP and carrier lock>MTK scatter available for china miracle box>APKTOol smali MODded patch for JAVA launcher>Flash instructions:>Download complete package .rar>Uncompress with WINRAR>open MEDIATEK SmartPhone FlashTool>open scatter file>put phone in Boot ROM mode with tweezer test point trick>connect with USB>start flashing process>--------------------->thx to @SanjayBLACKHAT for full test and comments>--------------------
>>106430757this
lets hope it gets revived after Google finishes fucking Android completely
>>106430840Revived by who? White people don't get hired by google anymore.
>>106430889hobby devs, of course>White people don't get hired by google anymoreprobably a good thing lol
When will the day come of putting a GNU/Linux ISO onto a phone?
>>106431103thats the dream
>>106431103I had OpenMoko and it was a fucking scam. 20 different distros and non of them were stable or usable as a phone OS.
>>106430110>What's the point when you can't use the 4G network on most custom ROMs? Some countries like Ausfailia only have 4G and 5GThis is because of the phone you picked.My phone supports 5G,4G and voLTE.On lineageOS.
>>106430055Base Android is enough since like 8.0, or 10 if you want native dark mode.So you just install magisk instead of taking days making a ROM work
>>106431345That does not get rid of the spyware within.
>>106430545Which one?
>>106431350Yeah but you were already recommending a certain type of the spyware anyways and 97% of people installed it
>>106431389>you were already recommending a certain type of the spywareSource?
>>106431396All roms either had preinstalled google apps, told you to install pico/nano/zero gapps or mentioned them
>>106431504I never recommended anything without microG. Go speak for someone else.
>>106431519Good, but basically all other devs did so
>>106431396>>106431504>>106431519>>106431573I don't understand this discussion, what are you talking about?Roms like lineageOS doesn't come with gms(gapps) unless you are talking about these roms on XDA that some people made that do integrate it like pixel experience?
>>106431603>unless you are talking about these roms on XDA that some people made that do integrate it like pixel experience?It's about those yeah
>>106430110I am using lineageos and never had any issues with this.
Is there a custom rom that let's me run apps in a sandbox where they can't interact with anything else on the phone (unless I authorize it)? Bonus points if banking apps still end up working
>>106430545Whats the point if you are French?
>>106432400Can you run them in an android VM on a linux PC with a 5g modem?
>>106430055Google locked down androids too much. XDA is dead. Even poor people have money to buy a iphone these days. Culture as a whole is crumbling down. We're living in the end times now. Censorship is increasing everywhere.
>>106432498I want to run them on my phone, I'd be happy if I could degoogle my phone but still have the functionality of a normal android.
>>106432512CEOs are dropping dead also.
>>106432512Using iphone is like the exact opposite of using a custom ROM.
>>106432663Convenience trumps whatever else you can think of.
>>106430055back in the day stock roms were shit but nowadays they're good enough and have all the features for normie needs so rom scene shrunk to group of enthusiasts, privacy schizos and poors from india, aosp also got much harder to maintain because of google and locking down of devices doesn't help either
>>106432663What's the point flashing a custom ROM when the primary use case of using bank app on a phone get fucked over by jewgle?
Grow up, stop tinkering with your phone like a curryhead and get an iPhone.
>>106431350There is no “spyware”, you’re just tech illiterate and want to seem cool by saying this. You’re a loser. Explain in as much technical details as possible what spyware is there.
>>106432418I'm litterally asking myself that question every morning, pondering wheither to get up, or not.
@106432730this user has vantablack skin, ignore and report
>>106432843I'm white. I tinker with my computers not my phone like some kind of zoomie curry loving retard.
>>106432696I am not an american. I do not care about your politics. >>>/pol/>>106432714My banking app works on my rooted phone.I have custom ROM so I can have clean system where I can remove or customize anything I want. I have AdAway as a system wide ad blocker, ReVanced as my YouTube player, app that gives more control over audio input/output and some ricing.
>>106430055Having an unlocked bootloader not only cripples your security but it also makes a lot of banking apps refuse to run, even if you use root to make it work it's still pretty unsafe to do so. Very few phones allow relocking the bootlocker while having a custom rom installed and few custom roms make it easy, it's pretty much just GrapheneOS on Google Pixels nowadays.
>>106432861What is a smartphone if not a small portable computer?
>>106433493Nobody on this board needs "security" in the form of an integrity backed locked boot loader on a phone. You're not a state level employee and you don't work for the CIA. You aren't important. Nobody is going to take your phone, connect it to a celbrite machine, and dump all your information. Nobody is interested in your furry porn and mp3 collection.
>>106433515Sure, a calculator is a computer too but I also have no interest in tinkering with that either. It's meant to function and just work as is. My phone is used for calls and GPS. That's it; I don't want to play Candy Pop on it and I don't want to write an e-mail on it.
>>106433541You can say that but I'm not gonna use banking apps on it.
>>106433390the fuck is this in anyway related to politics you absolute buffoon
>>106433577Great, you refuted nothing that I said.
>>106430055banks. I stopped because I got a job and want to manage my money.
>>106433541That’s terrible logic. I want the security to use my device and not have to worry about automated scripts exploiting my phone. Just because you have nothing to protect doesn’t mean everyone else is a loser too. And why are you acting like this basic amount of security is CIA level? All OSes outside of Linux have implemented a form of verified boot and boot integrity. It’s been that way for a decade now. Are you going to tell me that smartphones are brand new technology too?
>>106430520my bank just sends me a text. i used skype voip before it died and literally only got a cellphone so i can use non-email 2fa and be reachable by my job. i dont even call my family. anyone "security conscious" or hiding from various groups is not going to want to use a phone in general so the need for custom roms for security is a non-starter.
>>106433615I do my banking on a laptop. Doing banking on a phone? That's silly.
>>106433598Yeah sure buddy, something a important as banking apps don't require a secure device.Also are you sure nobody is going to copy your data? People randomly get stopped in customs and get their devices checked all the time, you don't have to be important.
>>106433541>Nobody is interested in your furry porntravelling internationally with a tablet full of my "portfolio" (a full dump of my InkBunny account) to viral market myself via TSA agents looking at my smut and feeling something strange awaken within them
>>106433596What did you mean by "trumps"?
>>106430719>anime faggotryNo thanks
>>106434200Holy fuck the left is buckbroken by trump that they can't even discern the difference between a name and a verb.
>>106434200kek
>>106430055anon what the hell are you talking about
>>106430756An entire vm for just one app? why not just wine?
>>106430055Xiaomi has a community ROM.
>>106434254>>106434258https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=to+trump???
>>106430055The only phones still supporting custom ROMs are Fairphone, Pixel and Sony
>>106434808>SonyI don't use Jeetdroid but don't Sony make up like 70% of all phones or is that Samsung
>>106434854Sony has 0% market share
there is nothing new that's actually interesting.
>>106430055New phones no longer ship with unlockable bootloaders
>>106434921Sony phones cost more than Apple and Samsung.
>>106434983My Xcover 7 has one, microsd, removable battery and headphone jack. Zero ROMS. Fuck you guys.
>>106434854That's Samsung and they suck for custom roms. I believe you can't even unlock the bootloader on the latest models. Even back when they did allow flashing roms it would blow a fuse in the phone and permanently disable Knox and prevent you from ever relocking the bootloader.
>>106430055>Now it's nothing and people are crying about google locking up their shit.there's your answer. we will own nothing and be happy
>>1064336732FA
>>106434668Why would you search "to trump" instead of just "trump" you moron?
>>106433673
>>106433673most banks require a phoneit make em photo (You) and have controlled programming envelopment
>>106430136you don't seem to get it do you? "they" decided no more privacy and everything must have backdoors. such is the case with centralized control, can be compromised at will.as far as I can see it this is not up for debate, it happens, they pushing everyone. this is no coincidence, seems like very organized effort, corporations must do everything possible to backdoor everything for full access to all info. doubt alternatives will be tolerated in any way, since they control the mobile infrastructure
>>106434668https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trumpYou imbecilic inbred [spoiler]if you mention the cards definition and ignore the others it’s confirmation you were trolling all along[/spoiler]
nice suit
>>106430719i just want to unlock there old phones and install busybox
>>106434250 Make your own rom with ponies or whatever instead.
>>106431376Fortuneo. Apparently Crédit Agricole hasn't made it mandatory yet and Crédit Mutuel can send you a hardware authenticator for an additional fee.
>>106434200way too many esl's here these days. don't other countries have their own forums?
>>106441325 These forums are probably dead
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how far away are we from having linux phones that aren't shit?
>>106441506Dumbphone + GPD MicroPC 2
>>106441506 This dude seem to have installed a complete Linux VM on a flagship snapdragon phone, what else do you need (beside GPU passthrough)?https://github.com/polygraphene/gunyah-on-sd-guide
>>106441544 Sorry but we want a single device
>>106441556Why? Easier to track?
>>106441627NTA but I'm already forgetful enough to keep even one device charged. Managing TWO would be pure torture.
>>106441627 Easier to carry in a pocket instead of bothering with two different pieces of hardware. I would've just boughted steam deck and whatever phone if this weren't a concern
phones are shit just look at /spg/ it's all ESLs
>>106441645Nigga, my dumbphone lasts over a month on a single charge.
>>106441648If you have a separate dumbphone, no app can access your contacts/SMS.
>>106441669Even when you regularly call people on it?
>>106441689My calls are usually only a couple of minutes long and near weekend. For business shit I have email and signal desktop.
>>106441689Btw, polishbHammer sells 5G dumbphones and it's not kaios.Check out hammer boost LTE 2.
>>106441707https://hammerphones.com/en/product/hammer-boost-2-lteThis will only last up to 2 weeks sadly.
>>106441672 Are you sure?A slav privacy advocate conducted a research several years ago and it turned out that most of the modern so-called dumbphones (usually chink-made but does anyone else still produce these?) either have pre-configured backdoors or are straight up used to scam their owners.https://habr.com/en/articles/575626/[reddit space]If you buy a smartphone with unlockable bootloader and flash your own shit you'll have more chances to keep your data safe
>>106441707>>106441720>it's a Polish companyI miiight just buy one of their phones for that alone.
>>106441749hammer uses the same shit chinaOS based on J2Me/C++
>>1064311032009https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900
>>106430055I really hate the amount of cucks in this thread that are perfectly fine with this state of affairs.
>>106431103This has been available to you for over a decade with Droidian, PMOS, Sailfish, etc
>>106442400 What are you suggesting you lil rebellious chuddie?You won't start a political movement to push for free hardware and will not drop dynamite on a tech company building in minecraft, so you're no better than people looking for ways to keep at least little freedom in the modern dystopian world.
>>106442550Just stop using google, look for alternatives from China maybe
>>106442561yandex.com is pretty great
>>106442561All chinese phones except Huawei also use android and they're locking their bootloaders for internal-market models at the same time because of some new e-sim law.Really makes (You) think there's some worldwide ZOG entity that coordinates this shit even in countries seemingly hostile to each other
>>106430055LG Mobile died, Sony stopped making compacts and even stopped selling in most regions, and with those losses went the most worthwhile rootable, moddable phones.
>>106430174That's a very good point. My phone is now for banking, communication, and weather.
You will consume subscriptionslop and you WILL be happy
>>106442381I miss you my beloved.
>>106444880You can flash pmos on it
>>106445143Its bigger brother was actually better in terms of aesthetic in my opinion
