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It's nice to see that Lineage OS is still a prominent alternative OS. Back when I couldn't afford new smartphones, it would allow me to keep years old devices on relatively new software (these were the CyanogenMod days). Using it opened my eyes to tinkering and the possibility of a de-googled digital life. It's a shame that due to the ongoing 3G shutdown, people won't be able to keep old devices working.

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I won't buy a phone that I can't run LineageOS on. MicroG.

Life is too short to struggle and play games with the spyware that ships on phones by default nowadays. Better to be able to blow it all away.

> I won't buy a phone that I can't run LineageOS on. MicroG.

I won't buy one that doesn't have an aux port. Do you know any lineage-supporting modern phones that have an aux port (and an SD slot, ideally!) by chance?

You can filter for that on https://lineageosdevices.com/

A very similar tool, also for browsing the specs of LineageOS-compatible phones: https://anton-z-s.github.io/linext/.

You can’t use that tool’s SD Card column right now, since its code hasn’t been updated to match the LineageOS wiki’s new data shape. (I fixed that bug locally and plan to submit a PR.)

Thanks for this link, exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. The lineageOS site is kind of impossible to use for that purpose - it uses random names that don't have anything clearly to do with the device

How modern? I'm currently thinking about getting an S10, though there are also even more modern phones that would eet your criterea.

Poco F1, I'm sure newer ones have it too.

Moto G phones still do, AFAIK.

Same. I had a OnePlus 5T and now I am on a Moto Edge.

Google Pixel 5a has aux but no sd card

You can still use old devices with WiFi. If you need phone service you can configure a VoIP provider. You lose the cell network but it's still a phone. Some would even say you'd regain privacy this way.

I have tried this in the past with Google Voice. It's just too inconvenient to not be able to make calls when I'm not near a wifi. I've learned that's the #1 feature I value in a phone.

> Back when I couldn't afford new smartphones, it would allow me to keep years old devices on relatively new software

I hope you're not implying LOS is only useful for old devices.

LOS supports many relatively new devices, including many flagship phones. It also arguably offers much better experience than the default bloatware-ridden OEM OSes, which is the reason I check which currently sold devices are supported before buying a new phone.

No, I didn't mean to imply that. I've also used it more recently on a Pixel 4a and it was better than the out-of-the-box experience IMO.

I'm a bit surprised to see the Pixel 6/6 pro still aren't supported.

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