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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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[โ€“] DigDoug@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Custom ROMs were always a pretty niche thing, and they've become much less worth it since:

Stock Android doesn't suck as much as it used to

Banking Apps aren't guaranteed to work

VoLTE doesn't work (this might depend on phone model)

Most manufacturers now offer software support for a reasonable length of time

So unless there's an old feature you want to keep (LG Quad DAC diehards represent), or you're super privacy-conscious, most people aren't going to bother.

[โ€“] Redex68@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

What do you consider stock Android? If Linus' video on the topic is anything to go by, stock Android is basically unusable. I'm guessing you mean that manufacturer custom versions have gotten better and more consistent over time?