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Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse (jacobin.com)
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Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.

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[–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

https://grapheneos.org/

https://calyxos.org/

https://e.foundation/e-os/

https://lineageos.org/

be free

[–] oskin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

i'm currently using redmi note 13 pro, can i install any of these OS?

[–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 2 points 6 hours ago

Yes, with a heavy grain of salt.

First- it seems like a huge pain in the ass to get your bootloader unlocked (a locked bootloader can not have custom ROMs installed) Relavent XDA thread

Second- None of the ROMs I listed officially support your device it appears. However, there are other ROMs available for the device. I can not speak to their reputability or trustability. XDA thread of various ROMs available for the device.

The only ROM I listed which can be used on your device is an unofficial LineageOS port.

A great place to look, ask, and get help is at the XDAForums for your device. They usually have helpful and friendly people who can help you as long as you read their previous relavent threads first.

If at some point you are looking to replace your current phone, a good place to look for recommendations is CalyxOS' modern devices page. The reason I recommend using CalyxOS' device page over something like Graphene's is because in many parts of the world Google's Pixel is not available. Calyx includes devices that are easier to get such as some Motorola's, and other OEMs on a best-case basis.

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Graphene is the only one that gets rid of webview right?

[–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What do you mean by webview? If you mean the entirety of webview then no ROMs do that AFAIK. android would be broken without it. If you mean replace Google's webview with their own version, I'm pretty sure all the ROMs I listed there do it. I didnt fact check it though so feel free to prove me wrong

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

The second one, it appears you're correct