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I REALLY don't want sam's ung on my phone.

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[-] jakemehoff11@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure the Exynos S10/Note 10 series from 2019 was the last unlockable bootloader Samsung S you could get.

You could try to sell it or trade it in for something that's unlockable. Outside of Pixels, Motorola and OnePlus tend to have the most new-ish devices that run custom ROMs.

I just found a decently priced Motorola Edge 40 Pro that I set up with LineageOS, it was stupid easy. Supposedly, it's getting Android 16 at some point early next year.

This has lots of documentation for recent devices and what kind of challenges you might face. https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

Barring any of that, some type of debloat software is gonna be your best bet. Good luck!

[-] Ilandar@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure the Exynos S10/Note 10 series from 2019 was the last unlockable bootloader Samsung S you could get.

I don't think that's true. If you check the XDA forums you can find custom ROM development for newer models like the S23.

There ARE roms for the s23, but not the s23 fe.

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