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minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoForking the OS isn’t a big issue. The big issue is people installing the fork. To install custom rooms you have to unlock the bootloader. Which can be easy, to impossible, depending on the phone. But unlocking the bootloader breaks many of the security features. Stuff like NFC payments no longer work. So basically the phone is crippled.
minus-squareFrenchgeek@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoFinding a custom ROM for your particular device is also a pain. So you can get a cheap phone, a recent one, or one with custom ROMs available.
Forking the OS isn’t a big issue. The big issue is people installing the fork.
To install custom rooms you have to unlock the bootloader. Which can be easy, to impossible, depending on the phone.
But unlocking the bootloader breaks many of the security features. Stuff like NFC payments no longer work. So basically the phone is crippled.
Finding a custom ROM for your particular device is also a pain. So you can get a cheap phone, a recent one, or one with custom ROMs available.