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LineageOS has needed exactly zero tinkering from me on the last three phones I’ve had.
I hear this all the time from people: “I used to root/flash and it was a hassle so I stopped.” And yet they still talk about it as if they’re doing it now.
What you remember is not how it currently is. Graphene and Lineage are stable ROMs. It’s not this nightmare people keep claiming it is
People said the same thing about custom ROM stability and ease of use 10 years ago.
That’s funny considering you also wrote this elsewhere in the thread:
So you actually have no idea what you are talking about since you literally didn’t experience it…
Do they need that experience? Having had both experiences I do agree it’s much easier now. Even if your only experience is recent, if someone says they stopped because of how hard it was it’s valid to say how hard it isn’t any longer
It’s certainly easier vs getting the original rom from sammobile or so and the flashing it with odin and praying it works and you didnt download spyware from whatdoiknow pages.
But phones are so highly intergrated into our lives nowadays I can’t risk it not working.
I rely on it for 2FA which is so highly important and I don’t need it bricking regardless of how stable it is.
Secondary phones are a free target for me but I won’t fuck with my daily driver.
Possibly, the last time I flashed an OS was 2019 and I lost a lot of features that i had on the stock rom and had a lot of battery life and lag issues.
@deweydecibel @peter Agreed! I’ve recently been trying roms on a Pixel 7 and it’s nothing like the dark ages. Just READ the install guide, make sure your computer is configured properly, and follow the steps. I’ve ran Graphene, Calyx, and Lineage on my P7. The only problems I’ve had were related to something I didn’t do correctly. Stop, READ, rinse, and repeat. Modern rooms are fantastic and they let you regain control of your device.