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IT guy looking for a FLOSS phone, no string-attach ( like google etc.. ) (programming.dev)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Rick_C137@programming.dev to c/android@lemmy.world

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Hi everyone,

Genesis

I have an unused Xiaomi redmi note 6 pro that was standing in a drawer and I wanted to re-use it.

This phone was already running with a custom ROM lineageOS but they do not support it any longer and they've also deleted all the ROM files relative to it 🤯 so no way to download again those ROM !

So I tried few other stuff and I landed in bricking my phone. Too bad as it was still in a great shape and condition. What a waste/pollution !!

I'am myself an IT guy, but the unnecessary complexity of the Android phone and what the brands does.. etc. make too many steps and I cannot spend ~two weeks to unbrick it.

And additionally to that, when I see what Google planned for us https://keepandroidopen.org/ oh my God. 🤮

So I am looking for a phone[^Floss]:

around 100-150€/$
screen ~6.50'
a mini jack 🎧
Easy to install/Flash another ROM ! ( let's dream, maybe the vendor itself guide/help in order to do so )
Bootloader not locked !?
Easy to be the root [^root]
Not need to be the newer model

[^Floss]: Floss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software

[^root]: And by the way, why we should struggle and trick so much just to gain root access? Do are we not the owner of our phones? Why not a simple option that asks to be root? And the user will take its own responsibility for it !?

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

why we should struggle and trick so much just to gain root access?

Not saying that we should but there are security reasons. OEMs typically cater to the lowest common denominator and most people can't be trusted with such power.

Unlocking bootloaders means giving yourself freedom. Most Android OEMs and cell carriers make a bunch of money filling your device with bloatware and spyware and ads for their first-party products and services, and unlocking the bootloader gives you the ability to remove those things, which is not in the OEM's financial interest.