"Installing Chrome" and "having more control over privacy" are two incompatible sentences.

Google and other companies could easily offer longer software support, this is just another part of planned obsolescence. This is a great video, it will help people keep their devices longer and ultimately help the environment!

I actually switched to a LOS-based ROM, CrDroid, just a week after receiving my Xiaomi Redmi Note 11. I couldn't stand MIUI, not even for that brief period, so the change was a great decision. Also, LineageOS added an amazing feature called Charging Control, which allows you to set a limit to your battery percentage while charging, even if you leave it plugged in all night! Personally, I use 80% as it aligns with the 20-80 rule that I follow.

The people behind projects like that make me feel so proud of Open Source community. So much hard work. As an iOS user, I hope it could be possible to do something like that on Old devices anytime sooner or later.

Honestly if tech companies truly cared for the so-called "environment" they can focus more on fixing software and make things lighter overall. Let the user choose what they want. If they want the latest updates fine, if they want a simple and clean UI so be it! Imagine the waste and pollution that could reduce if people could keep using their old phones. I'm currently using my S22 Ultra and got lineage os running on my Galaxy A7 from 2017 and boy it worked so well. Yes certain apps are slow but I manage to download the older versions APK for example I use Google maps from 2019 and it was lighting fast, no lag at all. The battery could easily last an entire day. Incredible stuff.

I just installed Lineage OS on my Pixel 2 XL earlier this month and this video opened my eyes to some customizability that I was unaware of. Thank you!

I'm currently running LineageOS 18 on a Samsung S5. The S5 is actually a pretty decent phone, but it's always been hobbled by Samsung's bloated TouchWiz interface. With LineageOS, it feels like a brand new phone! It's astounding how much quicker and responsive it is now. I certainly like the extra settings options it has now. It's nice that the display settings has built in options for dimming the screen at night. I was impressed that when I paired it with my Bluetooth headphones, it would show their power level! In the past several months that I've been using it, I have noticed some minor glitches (largely to do with how it handles recent apps). There's been no major crashes or data loss. Despite a few small bugs, it's still a much better experience than the original factory software. I'm pretty happy with it!

From my experience, Lineage OS and Pixel Experience OS are probably my favorite options! PE gives you that Pixel-ish experience (as the name suggested) without hassle. Lineage OS however definitely wins in the stability and speed category!

I'm currently using pixel experience on my OnePlus 7 Pro. And it's fantastic! I would recommend checking this out on other devices too!

Currently using LineageOS 18.1 on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8. The different between that and default OS is mindblowing. Before MiUI make the phone near unusable with lagged interface even before starting an apps. Now it is smooth as new

Had Cyanogenmod back in the days on my old phone and now LineageOS with root on my OnePlus 8 Pro. Runs incredibly smooth. With so many optimizations, like the ease to select audio outputs and the general smooth feeling. Love it!

I love LineageOS. Thanks to it I got three extra years of use from a Galaxy S3, and currently on a third extra year of use on a Oneplus 3. Next one will be a Oneplus 7 Pro. There were some bugs here and there, but nothing that would make a device unusable. One "downside" of it is that the maintainers do not always manage to support devices for as long as one would like. Not holding that against any of the people behind the project, just an observation and something to keep in mind when deciding to switch over.

lineage is what brought life to my note 2. Lineage os coming back strong 💪💪💪

This reminds me of Neverware and CloudReady OS, they were the best OpenSource ChromeOS-like experience out there to give new life to old computers, that is, until Google bought them, and now, the project has become ChromeOS Flex, not a bad ending though, it has more real support from Google and continues to give a new lease to old hardware, never the less, I have flash a few phones and tablets with Lineage OS and I can tell it's a great experience using it, it has nothing to miss from stock Android, great video and thanks for your hard work.

back in the day I had a Samsung S5 and rocked Lineage OS happily. Love this community. (btw the head of Lineage os, "haggertk" used to be the mantainer for my device :) )

Please keep making such videos for lineage os. I am just waiting for my warranty to get over and I will boot lineage os on my Motorola edge 30.

Thanks for sharing. Would you recommend this for a Note10+ over the stock Samsung OS/Apps, or is there any way of adding the One UI on top of LineageOS?

Hi, first of all, nice video, it's interesting to see these kind of proyects to extend the lifespan of a device, but would you recommend at least try it for low range devices? I'm curious about the performance, I have some old basic phones lying around and would like to see if lineage os will give a new life

awesome video, I had no intention of charging up my Galaxy S8 to tinker with it, now you got me interested and if I brick it oh well I have a few other smart phones my family gave me being the tech guy.

my Xiaomi Mi5 from 2016 still have support LineageOS. Love this os, stable and weekly update. Even now I'm still get android 12 on my 2016 phone.

PixelExperience 💕 I'm constantly thinking to try Lineage for a long time seeing its legacy.

I've been using LineageOS since 2016 on more than ten devices. Certain hardware/software features might not be present such as speaker drivers (samsung devices sound bad on AOSP ROMs) or camera processing, but it might be worth the trade-off especially if it's running a heavily skinned OS.

I've been using the Lineage OS or Lineage based ROMs since it was launched and I'm contributing it as proofreader. Pretty Light weight than AOSP, more private. I really like some Google Apps AOSP features, like google message or gcam, but I can still install it as third-party apps. I hope it will be more developed on UI or function. Love Lineage ❤️.

I just installed LoS 20 on my old Note 8. It feels so good to still be able to update. Im currently using it as my switch game downloader 😂

I am glad you mentioned mobile payments, because I wouldn't have thought of it, even tho I'm pretty much dependent on it

Hardworking KZfaqr....All the best for future 🎉

Great vid! Please do a vid that flashes LineageOS on the new Amazon Fire Max 11 tablet. I think the premium version tablet would make a great de-Googlefy & de-Amazonfy PC replacement.

Project Elixir OS is another custom ROM that I use, and it's even more of a pixel experience then Lineage OS what I would have previously preferred (it includes all google apps and pixel goodies)

I searched for a custom ROM for my OnePlus 7 Pro for over a year, checking monthly, but couldn’t find Pixel Experience or LineageOS. Despite even changing to a new, original battery, there were no updates, so I sold it. Sadly, within six months after selling, both Pixel Experience and LineageOS released new updates for the device. I now use Pixel devices and am quite happy with them, but I still miss my OnePlus 7 Pro, which I consider the best phone in the world.❤

Thank You Damien for your video on Lineage OS. I have a Pixel 3 Xl. How do you feel about putting Lineage OS on it? Thanks for your advice. 🙂

Oh wow, I never knew about these features in LineageOS! Seems like something I'm going to have to check out, I just have one question, does it have the 2-button navigation! Biggest feature I've missed!

motorola does the same, it uses stock android, and add their own gestures, and also the wifi and internet button are also seperated, and customisable icons too.

Same phone. Same custom ROM. Awesome vid!

The problem with custom roms are that stability and bugless experience are pretty much hit or miss.

The best custom ROM ever

I just hope pixel experience can OTA update like lineageOS does.

Hello, any recommendation for a budget past flagship or strong midrange phone perfect for flashing

You need to talk about the banking apps experience which have the most drm

I currently run a pixel 7, by the time that's eol I'll be flashing a rom which is a first for me since I've never ran a device long enough to actually need it, I just did it because it was fun, pixel 7 though is easily the best phone I've used in ages and don't plan on getting rid of it

I do hope android evolves into a software like Linux where you can install it on any device and install drivers through detection after it connects to the Internet. Alot like pc os does it. Oems can still customize it but you can keep updating it to the newest version. Unless your hardware gets too old.

I am glad I installed Lineage OS on one of my obsolete phone, it runs smoothly even today because of lots of free memory. But the problem with these custom ROMs, you cannot completely trust these in terms of using banking/financial or any other apps with confidential data on it.

Thank you for this video.

Lineage OS has been of interest to me lately, so watching this gave me a good, decent, overview of what it is about. 🤓

I really loved custom roms back in the days, but sadly the miss of banking app support is a no go for me and I am not a fan of this cat and mouse game for magisk and so on

Does lineageOS (or any other custom ROM for that matter) support actual 5G on 5G capable phones, or is it limited to LTE?

One of the biggest problem with custom roms is bad auto brightness, camera and battery life as compared to stock roms. In my OnePlus 7T, there is no good custom rom now that is as good as even oxygen os 11. I wish atleast camera could have been comparable and usable to same extent as stock rom. I believe I can extend the lifespan without even upgrading the software, as most of the devices with android 10 also are pretty much the same as android 13 in terms of day to day use.

Pixel experience is very much close to stock. And it's available for 4a as well if I'm not wrong. Then I love evolutionx and crdroid is also a good option

Suggestion: Please use dark mode for vids as it is quite difficult to read the display text

I use lineage os on my pixel 7 pro before anything else. With gapps. It just makes it better. And you don't have to install every Google app Google throws at you.

Linux based mobile OS is a thing, but it will need more than just open source enthusiasts, it will require a bigger player to help push it forward.

Paranoid Android FTW baby!

I'm use cm based roms since 2.1. I will never buy a phone without the ability to install a free system. And I will always install one, even despite what the manufacturer offers me.

Is there the possibility to get App indicators for unread messages in LineageOS? Didn't find it till now. Would be a nice Feature to see how many unread messages in e.g. Signal.

I've got a pixel 3a with Calynx os on it. Would I be better running linnage os as I want to use this as my main phone in the future.

LineageOS with micrg is luv

Hello, I appreciate the information, however, if I made add some critique of your audio...Can you please do a soft hpf at about 100hz? Your audio comes out very boomy.

Limited regular security updates with lineage OS some things can't be patched. A lot is missed for security patches on outdated hardware lots of old blobs etc have to be used.

Shot out to the nexus days

Utopia soundtrack. Top!

Hello, can anyone please guide me on the steps to flash this OS on my pixel 4xl?

En mi caso tengo un dispositivo Samsung A22 5g, puedo instalar LineageOS 21 y si es así, que debería de hacer para poderlo instalar?

My man listening to Utopia ost, truly a man of culture.

Custom ROMs are not for most people. The big thing is some banking apps don't work and Google pay will definitely not work due to SafetyNet attestation. It's a great way to rejuvinate an old phone to give to a kid, though.

Does this require rooting? I'm trying to do some research and I'm trying to figure out the difference between custom ROMs that require rooting or not like GrapheneOS. I wanna bring my Razer Phone 2 back to life (officially stuck at android 9) but from what I've read, some of the features would be gone unless I reinstall it manually

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="585">9:45</a> Does bootloader need to be relocked after completing install of the ROM and Gapps? What about Magisk and YASNAC? Would that help with stuff like Cash app and RCS chats? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="690">11:30</a> How do you install Lineage on an 'unsupported' phone, as you just mentioned? Is there a way to install Lineage Unofficial on an unsupported phone??

Im sry if that was mentioned in the video, but can you actually use standard google apps like youtube with this OS?

How to flash the phone and install this OS? Can you please make detailed video on that including what hardware is needed to do this. Thank you very much for this video.

Can I use this with my aging tablet? It is struggling to do basic tasks and it's a little annoying

I just got like last year and its already not getting major Android updates anymore, i might do this cause i dont plan on getting rid if it untill it ceases to function

What about banking apps which are a necessity nowadays for 2FA. In the past this was not possible with unlocked bootloader or custom ROM. Did this change?

What is the phone that u r using I want to buy a phone with side camera instead of central camera

can anyone tell which phone is it in the video looks too good one handed and cute

And its officially now compatible with pixel 7 pro making it a much better phone.

are there any third party apps available on lineage that make an older pixel able to screen mirror to a tv without using a chromecast?

I've had the note 10 plus since it came out and the security patches ended in August. Should I get a new rom like lineage?

I personally like derpfest rom for easy to use and so many customization options

I wish I could use this for my Oneplus 7T Pro Mclaren Edition...

I never think about people wanting to use custom roms and google services at the same time. When i switched to using custom roms like lineage, resurrection, etc i wanted to have no baked in google aspects to my phone and utilize basic services.

what file system does lineageos use, pixel experience uses f2fs and is it fast

I have used Pixel experience, Elixir rom, PixelOS, crDroid, BlissROM, Pixel Plus UI, ArrowOS and many more. Love the custom ROM community. Its a lot faster than the stock ROM of my Poco F3 and adds many more useful features. I am not going back to stock EVER AGAIN.

Nice video.

I had a Xiaomi A2 which was supported in the past by lineage, and since Android One didn't offer more android updates, and performance was weird with the Android one, I've wanted to buy a new phone. So at certain point I said to my GF: "I will flash a custom from on my phone, if it gets bricked or fails to be enough, I will buy a new phone this week if not today". Well I've used that Xiaomi A2 until it was full of HW issues, like, camera auto-focus got broke since one hit to the floor by accident, my internal speaker started to not function properly and USB-C port started to fail, if it wasn't for this, lineageOS was simply perfect for me, it was considerably faster than the stock Android one, battery duration was way way better. GAPPS I just installed the basic enough for having a playstore. I had a couple of issues tough, camera app wasn't good enough so I've lost a little of quality, although many other users had unofficial Google camera app to compensate, but I've always had big troubles with those ported unofficial apps. Also AR never functioned well as well as games like Pokemon GO, all the rest was 100% amazing with it. I've a mere Samsung A52, everything works great with one Ui, but the amount of bloat and lack of performance compared to lineageOS is brutal, I just don't go back to lineageOS because Samsung offers really a lot of updates, still by the end of it's life, I might consider it :)

Usually it looks like that: original software gets unusable, you search for open alternative, found it - not supported anymore (or any at all 😂). I still have my Galaxy Tab P1000 (or p1) and Onyx boox ebook reader running on android 2.3.6 and 2.3.4 😂 These two were abandonware a year after purchase, hardware still works fine but apps? Nope.

may i ask if it is able to connect with wpa2 enterprise issue when running lineage os on pixel

I have plan to install it to my old motorola phone. But my biggest worry is its security for mobile banking.

Can i still use the convenient password save or Samsung pass with this custom rom??

Is this safe to use with banking and crypto exchange apps?

You speaking of high customization but it is impossible to change the QS icons back to the normal size. This huge buttons maybe good for disabled people but not for me. LOS 20 stayed on my phone only 2 days bc of that.

Does pixel exclusives still work after installing a custom ROM ?

Still using a 2018 phone till today on Android 13 latest Security patch. I have experience nothing but smooth performance.

Im using LOS20 too but my recent apps wont show any apps that i opened is it a bug? should I reflash the LOS20?

Try project elixir next

EvolutionX is great. I'm using it for quite some time in my Xiaomi device.

Can Lineage 20 be a compatible update to older versions, on older compatible phones?

What os can i put on my xz1 compact

What is the Best AOSP ROM for Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus (SM-G965F) ???

Which is better pixel exprince plus vs linageos

Will Lineage OS will work on Redmi Note 10 ?

What about security? Is it safe to use bank application ; 🤔

Do banking apps work on this? I tried these a few years ago and if I remember correctly my bank apps wouldn't work for security reasons.