Funny, the comment types here are the same as on Youtube:
- “I still run Android and it is totally fine, will never switch Android just got worse!”
- “Well, money”
- “Companies need to support phones longer”
- “I just use LineageOS on that device”
- Misinformation
My 4GB phone was perfectly usable on Android 11. It upgrade itself to android 12 and it’s basically can’t keep a second app in background anymore.
Try a lighter custom ROM if you can. LineageOS’s implementation of Android 14 is still usable with a 4 GB device.
Changing ROMs is a huge pain. Not only it can brick the phone, full backups were basically made impossible long ago. It’s best to do it as soon as you purchase the phone and that’s what I am gonna do.
Agreed. Now if only I could find a good device. I am very picky with hardware. I want a Motorola phone with a headphone jack and Lineage OS that works in the US.
I will note that you need to do a complete wipe when changing Roms. It breaks random things in the OS
High-tier Xiaomi phones usually have headphones jacks and really good hardware . I don’t know about lineage OS, but there’s a EU roms for Xiaomi phones that get rid of all their useless shit. The weirdest thing is that it’s actually a kinda-official custom ROM.
nowadays, all the phones are pretty similar in terms of perf, unless you’re into mobile gaming/video editing/AI, it doesn’t matter. A 12GB Ram, 512GB phone is completely future proof. Heck, if there’s ever a desktop mode added on Android, it’s more than enough for 99% of regular computer usage.
I have found that 3gb and 32gb storage are enough
3GB RAM, maybe. 32 GB ROM ? No…
It works for me. Also if I ever need it I do have a micro SD
Nah, it’s pretty easy. I’ve done it many times myself. You have to be pretty unlucky or stupid to brick a phone.
did it many times too and never bricked a phone. The fact that there’s a chance that it can brick a phone is the problem. Were I live, even the cheapest phones cost a month worth of salary, so if you brick s phone, you’re basically without a phone for months as you slowly gather the funds to buy a new one.
It is normally soft bricked. You just need to wipe it and start over
To flash a custom rom you usually use a custom Bootloader like TWRP, and if the bootloader is fucked, the phone is pretty much dead.
It isn’t needed with Lineage OS as it has its own recovery tools
It works well with a 3gb device. I honestly was expecting it to croak but it works better than new phones with Google junk.
Yeah I have a Redmi Note 4X running Android 13 LineageOS. It still runs okay.
Google bloat.
My 3gb of ram works fine with background apps and Lineage OS 21. (Android 14)
Borked update by manufacturer. What device if I may ask?
Xiaomi Redmi note 10.
Ah, xiaomi. I don’t know if it’s the same with Mi branded smartphones. But, that was my experience with Redmi smartphones.
i’m running 14 on an S4 mini, i think they made some great changes
It looks like 13
If feels more like a feature release