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lineageOS is so fucking fast! (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by gog@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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had my doubts about it, but it worked! though i had a bunch of sim connection problems, worked after few reboots. multiple sims management is ass (at least on my samsung phone). i can't turn-off one SIM and work with the other, the internet tab ui in settings just starts lagging ( and my connection goes out the window). i have to reboot my phone every time i need to change anything in my sim connections. and the saftynet bullshit with whatsapp. otherwise its much better than one ui in terms of performance ( and of course privacy (; )

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[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Nice. Did you relock the bootloader after loading?

[–] Tehdastehdas@piefed.social 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I guess barely anyone does:
https://wiki.lineageos.org/faq#canshould-i-relock-my-bootloader%C2%A0

Few devices allow for it and even less work properly after that. Relocking can result in actual unusable devices, so be warned!

https://forum.fairphone.com/t/relock-fp5-keeping-lineageos/108723

If you plan on installing LOS and want to lock your bootloader you’ll have to build your own images, that’s not supported by default.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/n7yo7u/a_discussion_about_bootloader_lockingunlocking/

https://xdaforums.com/t/solved-can-i-re-oem-lock-my-bootloader-after-installing-lineageos.4692135/#post-89707810

With /e/OS (based on LineageOS), the bootloader can be relocked on Fairphone, Shiftphone, Teracube, and Google Pixel, and they are sold locked by Murena (main developer of /e/OS).
https://community.e.foundation/t/list-devices-where-bootloader-can-be-relocked/48424

Bootloader locking gives two benefits:

  • A malware infection on your phone can't modify the installed OS on the persistent memory drive, so a reboot will remove it from working memory until you catch the same malware again (probably through the same security hole).
  • A pickpocket or airport security control can't take a copy of your system image via USB and brute force your few-digit passcode in a virtual machine without guess rate limiting - they'd have to extract the flash memory chip from the phone to copy it. If they crack the passcode, they can start using your user accounts and whatever information is on the phone.
    To be precise, the pickpockets don't crack the phones, they sell to exporters, who sell to China:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20vlpwrzwdo

On the other hand, I'm appalled by the indifference when users point out failures of e/OS's core feature, privacy protection, on the forum:

Fake location doesn't work on HERE WeGo maps, therefore probably many other apps:
https://community.e.foundation/t/real-location-leaked-through-advanced-privacy/78155

Limited file access doesn't work on PLAY’A VR Cardboard, therefore probably many other apps:
https://community.e.foundation/t/app-permissions-failure-can-see-all-files-despite-limited-access/69483

Tests failed again a few days ago on my phone with the newest /e/OS 3.4 A15.

[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ok. I'm a heavy user of nfc payments, so I'm stuck right now.

[–] Tehdastehdas@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I use Curve Pay with /e/OS.

[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago

I will investigate this, thanks.

[–] gog@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Na XD