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F-Droid has warned that over the past few months, Google has pushed a malicious programme known as the Android Developer Verifier to as many as 4 billion Android devices (f-droid.org)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/degoogle@discuss.tchncs.de
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[–] 20 points 2 months ago (6 children)

This is a good time to remind people that if you install a custom ROM from https://xdaforums.com/ (that's where most instructions are at any rate), you can install a version of Android with no google services whatsoever, including no play store

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    only if your device is rootable unfortunately

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Not necessarily. LineageOS doesn't require root; just a compatible device.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    It also requires the boot loader to be unlocked, which is the same requirement for rooting a phone. Thus, you can only install LineageOS if your phone is rootable.

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