12 Custom Android ROMs - Security, Privacy & No Bloatware
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Here is an incomplete list of aftermarket distributions, also known as custom firmware or custom ROM of the original Android operating system by Google.

Incomplete list of aftermarket custom roms.

  • @SaraIsabellaEnglish
    9•1 year ago

    I am sorry but this list is… not-good. Includes problematic ROMs (Copperhead OS), dead projects (AOKP), and OEM closed-source ROMs (MIUI)

    To anyone out there, my personal recommendation would be: if you own a Google Pixel, go for GrapheneOS or CalyxOS, if you do not have a Pixel phone, try LineageOS and derivates (I am personally running crDroid with microG instead of gapps)

    • @muaveriOPEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      I would also recommend DivestOS, soft fork of LineageOS that aims to increase security & privacy and can be installed on a lot of older devices.

      • @SaraIsabellaEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Not bad, in my head it was included when i mentioned “LOS derivates”. but yeah. def a good choice.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      The AOKP website thats linked doesn’t seem to have been updated in 3 years and the latest builds there are A9. Not exactly great for security…

      You need a license that incurs a monthly fee for CopperheadOS. Theres no source code and their audit section is just a long way of saying nothing that eventually links to a 404’d github page… It seems very TrustMeBro

    • @muaveriOPEnglish
      -1•1 year ago

      LineageOS for microG unofficial fork with built-in microG gapps implementation & full Google Play Services compatibility

        • @muaveriOPEnglish
          -7•1 year ago

          It’s open source

          • @[email protected]English
            3•1 year ago

            So is ArchLinux, but it’s not on this list.

            Why? Because it’s not relevant to the list.

  • Melpomene
    7•1 year ago

    For what its worth, I use GrapheneOS. Aside from some small issues with banking apps and a few odd quirks, I’d recommend it wholeheartedly.

    • @MajorHavoc
      5•1 year ago

      Yeah. Graphene is fantastic. I had forgotten how blazing fast interface and long battery life felt like before I switched.

    • @pandarisu
      3•1 year ago

      I’m currently on Lineage on a Pixel 7, I’m tempted to give Graphene a go though.

      As I had issues with one banking app on Lineage, I expect I’ll have problems with that one and possibly more if I make the change

      • @rms1990
        1•1 year ago

        A lot more apps are becoming reliant on google stuff.

      • Melpomene
        1•1 year ago

        Yeah, the issue with banking isn’t the OS / ROM per se but Google’s trust model. I’d have to dig up the specifics but basically banks are hit and miss with any degoogled solution.

    • @jacktherippah
      3•1 year ago

      Yeah, I’ve just flashed it yesterday. It’s amazing. You can keep most Pixel smarts while yeeting all the ad and tracking stuff. All my apps are working perfectly too unlike microG.