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Custom ROM for Android Tablet (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hey, all. I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7, and I would like to install a custom Android ROM on it. After a bit of research, my two options are LineageOS and Murena (aka /e/OS).

Does one have any advantages over the other? Or is it simply a matter of preference?

UPDATE: You will need a machine running Windows 10 or higher in order to successfully flash either ROM!

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[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

/e/OS is an anonymity focused ROM with a lot of advanced tools. Lineage is just a simple degoogled (though not completely) ROM with some welcome features. Choose what suits your needs better.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Anonymity focused, eh? What sort of features does it have?

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Built-in blocking of ads and trackers, ability to hide your IP and location, can download Google Play apps anonymously, and most apps have a privacy rating

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not the right person to ask this question, mister/miss.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mx, please. Thanks anyway!

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What in the world is MX? MX Linux?

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a title. Like Mr or Mrs.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What does it mean though?

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well, in this context, it was my response to you saying "mister/miss". I am non-binary, so "Mx" (pronounced "mix" or "mux") is a more appropriate choice.

It also goes at the start of a name, so my full name would be Mx. Hellfire One O'Three (using my username as an example, so as to not give out my real name).

I suppose you could use "mistrum" instead, since it's gramatically correct; but this isn'y widely used.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'll stay with mine. Bad and intentionally bad advices happen yk? I don't want to accept an advice about something I've never heard before and then suddenly get attacked for it everywhere.