I learned only yesterday that Google is going to effectively shut down open android. So I’m gonna have to move away from there. But what are my options? Is there a nice website that lists and compares alternatives?

I hear that Graphene is the goat, but I’m not on a pixel phone. Currently I’m on a Samsung galaxy a15

I hear about lineageOS as a good second, but it sounds like Google’s decision to close down android might affect lineage too.

I hear about others, but I’m not too well versed in running obscure OS.

  • illi@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 month ago

    If Android does lock down, then i guess mobile Linux is the last hope. I bought an older phone to test stuff out and it is usable but the lack of apps is noticable. You can run desktop apps, but that does have its drawbacks.

    • LeapSecond@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 month ago

      SailfishOS supposedly runs Android apps. This is probably what I’ll try once my phone is added to the supported list. There is also AppSupport that should allow Linux phones to run android apps but haven’t looked into it.