You can include your phone specific model if you want.

I just got a Samsung Galaxy S23, switching from an iPhone 11, because I kinda fear that Apple might turn evil and start banning apps from the app store. I mean I knew about how restrictive iOS was but I kinda just justified it by the increased security that I perceived it to be. But recent events made me realize a corporation can turn from mildly annoying to full-on evil very quickly. With Android, I have the option of avoiding the Google Play Store if they start to do weird things with it. So that’s my story, what about you?

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    Pixel 4a because it was the newest cheapest Pixel at the time and I wanted to run GrapheneOS. Ended up switching back to Calyx and eventually to stock after I realised I was sacrificing a lot more convenience than I wanted.

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      Yeah, being able to run other os is part of what got me on pixels to start with. But, honestly they’re just nice phones. Currently have 3 pixel 6as and a pixel 6

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      What is your plan for when the EOL for stock updates comes (around this august iirc)?

      I think I might just flash LineageOS.

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        probably start shopping for a new phone. The battery is dying and I’m not sure if it’s worth repairing.

        Does LineageOS not go EOL at the same time? I thought they followed the security update cycle

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          I’m an advocate for fixing if you can, the phone still feels as snappy as it used to and I really like it’s size and weight.

          A new battery is as cheap as 7$ on AliExpress.

          Actually I am not sure what determines EOL for custom ROMs… Maybe it has to do with the firmware not being updated by Google? Although I read somewhere it has something to do with the kernel version - which I’m not sure why you can’t update?

          Maybe someone with more knowledge on the topic can enlighten me.