LineageOS for microG
lineage.microg.org
LineageOS for microG website.

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!

      • Callypo@lemmy.world
        20·
        2 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.nlOP
          9·
          2 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.

            • paradox2011@lemmy.ml
              4·
              2 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.nlOP
                5·
                2 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

            • fort_burp@feddit.nlOP
              2·
              2 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.comEnglish
    16·
    2 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.

  • Doomerang@lemmy.ml
    2·
    2 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.devEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    Is legit.

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

      • zo0@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        2 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.

        • exu@feditown.comEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          You can always use F-Droid or the official APK from Github to update microg.

          Normal Lineage needs a Magisk module or flashable zip to allow microg as network location provider. That’s been pre-done with LOS4ug