I do not plan to purchase it from a carrier. Yes, I’m in the US. Is this even possible?

  • Bappity
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    11 months ago

    as long as you don’t purchase it from a carrier then yeah it should be possible. though they have been going a weird direction with their OS lately, I don’t see why they’d remove that feature

    • @MigratingtoLemmyOP
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      311 months ago

      Thanks, that’s good to know. I’m a bit disheartened that support for OnePlus devices has dwindled a fair bit, but if it can be rooted I can still debloat it/add apps and features to it, so that’s OK!

      • @[email protected]
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        311 months ago

        If you ever become independant from the Play Store and other Google services, OnePlus devices seem pretty good with DivestOS

        • @MigratingtoLemmyOP
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          311 months ago

          Even the OnePlus 11? I’m looking for a De-Googled experience, but with some features of Graphene (multiple accounts, ability to run some Google apps - I’d like to use Google Maps)

            • @MigratingtoLemmyOP
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              311 months ago

              Exactly. Oneplus had ruined its market for custom roms by taking away the software that made it possible.

                • @MigratingtoLemmyOP
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                  311 months ago

                  It can, but it can’t uninstall system apps like the Play store or Google services. Just disable them at best.

                  With that said, once I root my device, I can install Magisk, actually debloat it and maybe install some other apps. I’m looking forward to purchasing a cheap device and experimenting!

                  • @[email protected]
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                    311 months ago

                    Oh, you can absolutely uninstall them. The files needed for installation will stay, but that’s the case with any app you remove like that.

                    Which is rather helpful, because it makes it easier to reinstall something in case you de-bloated a little too hard.