That's messed up. I have generally preferred Samsung products,too.
10-15 years ago, when I had a lot more free time, I used to put CyanogenMod on my phones and play around with that.
Are there any good open source mobile OS around these days?
10-15 years ago, when I had a lot more free time, I used to put CyanogenMod on my phones and play around with that.
Are there any good open source mobile OS around these days?
I would get some Linux phone even if they aren't perfect, but I have no cell reception, and rely on Wifi calling, which seems to be some proprietary thing that only Apple and Google are able to implement.
That's the only hardware/software system that guarantees both total freedom, support for mainstream apps, good security and a quality device.
Since my own finances got to be a bit stricter, I try to donate in packages of $50 ocasionaly as to the project having, from me, an a average of $2 a month.
Motorola has an automated process to get the bootloader unlock code, and the whole process was fairly straightforward.
LineageOS even passes SafetyNet, however there's an additional CTS Profile check that some apps do, and passing that requires rooting the phone, which is turn requires a SafetyNet bypass and makes updates more tricky because LOS updates un-root the phone.