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| === ROMs and alternatives to stock === | === ROMs and alternatives to stock === |
| Stock being the system how it arrives. Alternatives include: | Stock being the system how it arrives by default from the manufacturer. Alternatives include: |
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| * [[https://lineageos.org/|LineageOS]], which most other projects are based off. | * [[https://lineageos.org/|LineageOS]], which most other projects are based off. |
| * [[https://crdroid.net/|crDroid]], a feature rich variation of LineageOS | * [[https://crdroid.net/|crDroid]], a feature rich variation of LineageOS |
| * [[https://grapheneos.org/|GrapheneOS]], designed almost exclusively for the Google Pixel line. Fork of [[wp>/wiki/CopperheadOS|Copperhead]], built for security and excellence while phones are still supported under Google's seven year coding coverage. | * [[https://grapheneos.org/|GrapheneOS]], designed almost exclusively for the Google Pixel line. Fork of [[wp>/wiki/CopperheadOS|Copperhead]], built for security sandboxing through user profiles, and remains supported while phones are still under [[https://androidexperto.com/what-google-pixels-7-years-of-updates-actually-means/|Google's "seven years of updates" coverage]]. |
| | * e/OS is a degoogled fork of LineageOS |
| | * [[https://calyxos.org/|CalyxOS]] is treated as a competitor to Graphene, with [[https://calyxos.org/docs/guide/device-support/#support-length|same support length and similar devices]]. [wp>/wiki/CalyxOS|Wikipedia link]] |
| | * [[wp>/wiki/DivestOS|DivestOS]] is a discontinued soft-fork of LineageOS, built to support end-of-life devices. |
| | * [[https://postmarketos.org/|PostmarketOS]] is Alpine-based Linux operating system, built explicitly for end-of-life devices: phones, tablets, computers. [[https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices|See their device list]]. |
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| | === Resurrecting a dead phone === |
| | Samsung Galaxy A21, which was successfully charged and booted for the first time since 2024. Planning to test some custom roms. Open to your suggestions! |
| | * [[https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/a21s/install/|LineageOS]] |
| | * [[https://crdroid.net/a21s/11|crDroid]] |
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| | === Unsupported ROMs === |
| | * [[https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_A21s_(samsung-a21s)|PostmarketOS]] is unsupported |
| | * GrapheneOS and CalyxOS are a no. |
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| | == What should I do with this phone? == |
| | Let me know! |
