Hi,
I will certainly buy a new android phone in the next month and I will need help choosing which one.
My requirements : has support from LineagesOs, ability to root, good battery, NFC and Google Pay should work even after root, camera should be at least OK, price under 200€ (or even 150€). I have seen devices in that range that satisfy almost all the requirements.
My current phone is Mi Mix 2 from 2019 and still usable but battery drain in one day even though I don’t use it that much. I changed battery recently but nothing changed so I am always carrying an external battery. So a similar phone with bigger battery and good camera can be a good candidate. I always bought Xiaomi devices and I don’t know how are the other brands.
Get a second-hand Pixel 3 and put Lineage on it.
Better yet graphene OS
The GrapheneOS team strongly recommend against rooting devices. Google Wallet doesn’t support them as they won’t pass Google’s Safety Net. Never tried to root a GrapheneOS device so not sure if it’s possible to force a pass.
If root is must i guess you are right
They also strongly recommend against using Firefox
The beloved Firefox? Would you - in a nutshell - explain this to me, please ??
There’s some kind of native sandboxing situation with their chromium browser that Firefox doesn’t have. The way they shit talk Firefox in the process though makes me skeptical it could possibly matter that much
Check which devices are supported under the LineageOS(forMicroG) device lists:
If it’s under there,
then LineageOS(forMicroG) will be supported officially.Magisk (root) should work on any of these devices:
Additionally, I like to use the compare functionality of GSMArena to compare device hardware specs (battery, camera, nfc, etc):
Thank you for the answer.
It will seem that I am asking to do that job for me but I am asking to have some advice choosing between those devices. There are many devices in that list that will satisfy my requirements and I will need to choose between them.
I’ve always been happy with OnePlus devices.
Their build quality and specs are good for the price and they are often well supported by LineageOS.
However I think its personal preference.
So I’d say look for any brand which you like,
and check if there is a device available within your price range, with specs that seem sufficient for you.
Root + Google pay is possible at all?
Yes, it is possible with play integrity bypass module for magisk.
It is working on my current phone and in fact I did the config just yesterday after upgrading to LineagesOs 21.
It’s also working for me with the same setup. I made a real transaction with it today.
Yes it’s possible. From my very basic understanding of it there’s two ways Google can verify devices, using software or dedicated hardware. As long as Google continues to accept the software check you can root and still pass. Google can’t reject the software results without cutting off a large number of older or cheaper phones. There’s no way to get around the hardware check as far as I know.
Check moto g32 codename devon. good battery backup and officially supported by lineageOS
