I’m planning on flashing LineageOS on my phone to debloat and to degoogle, and additionally to increase overall privacy but apparently from what I’ve heard here that it’s not private enough or even at all?

I know about it being less secure because of the opened bootloader and the higher chances of you rooting to achieve what you want with a degoogled phone, but beyond that (especially privacy-wise) I don’t know anything.

I’ve seen a video on how to degoogle it further, but surely it isn’t all I need to do.

I need some education.

Unfortunately my phone is so obscure that it isn’t supported by literally anything, but fortunately there’s an unofficial port of LineageOS I found on Telegram, and that’s the one I’ll be using. So if you’re thinking of suggesting another custom ROM, you’re out of luck. Also you can’t make me buy a Pixel - that thing ain’t supported in my country (5G and others) and it’s hella expensive as well.

  • Seefra 1@lemmy.zip
    22·
    1 day ago

    IMO locked bootloader isn’t that important as graphene OS devs make it sound, but I would NEVER trust a software “found on telegram”.

    I have used unofficial lineage OS before, but that phone was just an entertainment machine, with no personal information on it.

    Graphene OS however has security features that other ROMs don’t have like improved encryption.

    However Pixels are too expensive, I can’t afford them either. I’m thinking as an alternative getting a Nothing phone cm 1 (or something) which is much cheaper than a pixel and can run official /e/ OS

    • That Weird Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      I came here to say this too. If you’re concerned about lineage not being private enough, why tf are you going to flash a rom you “found on telegram”

      • PragmaticIdealist@lemmy.zipOP
        2·
        21 hours ago

        Yeah it kinda contradicts with my goal, but really, my ultimate goal was just to debloat my phone. I just learned degoogling from learning debloating so I thought I might as well do that. (the debloating plan I had since 2021 has brought me into this deep rabbit hole of privacy, Linux and many many more)

        I’d honestly rather use anything than the stock ones at this point.