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What's the android version of getting annoyed with windows and installing linux mint? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Apytele@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Like I don't have space in my life right now to do a whole lot of actual tinkering but google is pissing me off and I just remember in middle school just being able to change the boot order in the bios and plug in a usb stick and a few hours later having mint installed. What's the easiest way to get a clean de-googled os on my phone?

Since it keeps coming up, I have a unihertz atom, a moto g 2022 and one of these monstrosities

Extra bonus question, if I do wind up buying a new phone in the future what brands should I look out for? (But I'd like to keep using what I have until the hardware breaks if possible).

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[–] toomuchrdio@retrolemmy.com 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

i can't unlock bootloader of my phone, and can't install custom rom, im cooked asf

knowing that the android's ability to sideload/install apks is going be removed next year I feel like there's no way out from the corporate greed

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

Actually what finally spurred me to ask this question.

[–] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

It's why I'm watching out for plans where you can build your own phone with off the shelf parts.

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If it helps it looks like that they're backtracking on that but I'll believe it when I see it

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

First thing out of hubs mouth when I mentioned hearing about it: "That was their only advantage over apple!"