Is LineageOS for microG legit? (lineage.microg.org)

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Is this as safe as installing Lineage OS, microG, and F-Droid seperately? I am thinking to finally make the jump away from Android (and preferrably all of Google) and this looks like a really really handy solution. Perhaps too handy, if you get my drift. Is this a legit project or is it just a wrapper to send all my data to Tel Aviv?

With enough time and coffee I think I could eventually manage to install Lineage OS, microG, and F-Droid individually but LineageOS for microG seems to have it all wrapped in a bow for me.

TIA!

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[-] JASN_DE@feddit.org 25 points 6 days ago

I am thinking to finally make the jump away from Android

LineageOS

Um... What?

[+] fort_burp@feddit.nl -25 points 6 days ago

Oh, is this an akshully? Man you are cool and smart!

[-] Callypo@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Yeah, because you want to „de-Google“ your android, more than you want to Switch away from android. Just Nomenclature to make your Google searches more fruitful

[-] fort_burp@feddit.nl -5 points 6 days ago

I want to change the operating system on my phone from Android to LineageOS. Yes, they are both based on AOSP and you are absolutely right, I want to de-Google my mobile phone.

[-] franzbroetchen@feddit.org 21 points 6 days ago

The A in AOSP literally stands for Android. AOSP is Android.

[-] paradox2011@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

It's a fair distinction to make. There are AOSP ROMS that make enough changes to the code that they are no longer legally considered to be an "Android" distribution, GrapheneOS for example. I don't know where LineageOS falls on that spectrum, but its a real possibility that the code may be drawn from AOSP, but it no longer can call itself Android. Maybe Android-based, but thats it.

[-] fort_burp@feddit.nl -3 points 6 days ago

My favorite part of this post is that I asked a question before even dipping my toes into the world of custom ROMs and literally 40 seconds after I posted, JASN_DE hit me up with the equivalent of "akshully it's GNU/Linux" XD

It's like Stevie Wonder said, "Nerds, keep on nerdin" lol <3

[-] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago

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[-] fort_burp@feddit.nl 2 points 6 days ago

Take the L and keep going.

This is solid advice.

I still don't get it though, and I'm sure there's a lot of terminology I don't know yet about custom ROMs so maybe that's where the misunderstanding lies. Are you telling me that LineageOS is the same operating system as the Android I already have on my phone? No, right?

I feel like this is like saying "I'm going to delete Ubuntu off my laptop and install Pop!_OS" and someone comes along and says "akshully POP!_OS is Ubuntu!" or saying they're both Debian or something.

[-] JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 5 days ago

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.

[-] fort_burp@feddit.nl 2 points 5 days ago

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!

[-] fort_burp@feddit.nl -5 points 6 days ago

An astute observation, franzbroetchen. The OS in LineageOS literally stands for Operating System, which ima change. On my phone. From Android to LineageOS.

You've gotta look at the context of the words sometimes, comrade. I am not looking to change my Android phone into an Apple phone lol

[-] exu@feditown.com 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yes, it's legit. Very importantly it ships microg as a system app, so network location can be used. This doesn't work without a patch or root module otherwise.

Keep in mind you'll only get updates monthly instead of weekly versus LineagOS.

Lastly, this is still Android. You'll just be switching away from the Google-infested Android to one with mostly open source components.

[-] Doorknob@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I used it for a while. It worked great.

[-] timeslip1974@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I've used it for last 12 months, works flawlessly and far less hassle

[-] xela@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

Thanks for the shoutout - i made note that the OnePlus Nord N10 5G that had support dropped by LineageOS is still supported by LineageOS for microG. Wonder how common this is.

[-] zo0@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago

Is legit.

I would recommend installing them separately however because of personal experience but on paper it shouldn't matter.

[-] fort_burp@feddit.nl 1 points 6 days ago

What happened? This is my only phone so I would rather not brick it.

[-] zo0@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago

Nothing bricking, just some compatibility issues I had and being stuck to microg releases was not my ideal way to go.

Installing them separately is really easy so no need to worry. Basically you install lineage then droidify and you can install microg services from there.