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With the recent changes to how Google is doing things with Android, is it even worth it anymore? Should I just accept whatever version of Android comes with whatever phone or are custom ROMs still worth it? Assuming they still exist after all of this, idk what's going on.

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[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I would probably hold off on buying a phone specifically for the purposes of installing a custom ROM on it, but existing users are fine for now. If you have an older phone that is no longer receiving updates then it is still worth seeing what's out there. Custom ROM installation is generally extremely simple and quick these days so there is little in the way of risk or time commitment.

[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I would probably hold off on buying a phone specifically for the purposes of installing a custom ROM on it... Custom ROM installation is generally extremely simple...

Hahaha, nice joke:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootloader_unlocking#Android

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago

Most of those are extremely simple. I don't get why people shit their pants when they see the words "command line". You are following basic instructions and copy/pasting text; you would need to be illiterate or braindead to get tripped up by it.