installing LineageOS is easy, actually (blorpblorp.xyz)

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i wrote it in a comment threat on this post. i repost it this way, welp

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[-] pory@lemmy.world 64 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Doesn't matter how easy it is when step zero is "spend $500+ on a new phone because you're currently using a Samsung or other device with a locked bootloader"

Remember, even cheaper phones (that actually work with your carrier) get marked up. Taxes, shipping, accessories like a case. Being able to afford a new device is nice and Lineage/Graphene make a good case for which new device you should buy, but someone's five year old phone still works.