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With whatever Google's been doing lately to android, and the general decline in custom ROMs, I'm wondering if custom ROMs are even worth the hassle anymore or if just tweaking settings and using ADB on any phone is enough these days. Thoughts and suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Buy a fair phone and put /e/os on it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Dammit. Why do ethics and privacy have to cost four times the price I usually pay :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I guess the next best thing is a cheap used Pixel and flash it yourself, then you're recycling!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Labor in a country with good unions?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Also non-child miners tend to be more expensive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Child miners should unionised raise their rates.