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Is LineageOS for microG legit?
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this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2025
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What you said is like "i'm going to delete linux and install ubuntu", but then there's not really a name for the android that comes with your phone. "stock android" probably is the closest term you get to distinguish between the OS family and the thing actually installed, but all the companies customize their android, so it's not like there's just one "stock android".
i mean, I'm sure samsung has some term for their android, but i doubt anyone use this outside of samsung.
Alright thanks. Yes I have just read about "stock android" and "skinned android", although I suppose it can also be called "default operating system". Even "stock android" seems to have more than one meaning- on one hand it can mean AOSP before putting Google and manufacturing company stuff on it, and on the other hand it can mean what you pointed out, as in "flash stock android before installing a custom ROM". Lots of new terminology and the custom ROMs game has been around so long there is tons of old and outdated methods and information. Now reading about A/B partitioning... so much left to learn!