People should also be aware that certain devices will have specific features disabled when flashing to a custom ROM like LineageOS; vendor binary blobs on the OEM side and LineageOS' policy on reverse engineering them.
Vendors that are LineageOS-friendly include Google, OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Asus.[3] If you already have a Xiaomi phone, replacing the stock operating system with LineageOS could improve your privacy.
[1] https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/...
[2] https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639869/samsung-galaxy-z...