▲ 156 ▼ 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 premadekrill@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/degoogle@discuss.tchncs.de 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago (5 children) only if your device is rootable unfortunately permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] heliotrope@retrofed.com 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) Not necessarily. LineageOS doesn't require root; just a compatible device. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] solxix@pawb.social 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anon137@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) An unlocked bootloader and root are very different things permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] solxix@pawb.social 1 point 2 months ago Rooted and rootable are also two different things. Rootable means your phone has the ability to be rooted. Aka an unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago* All phones are rootable if you're determined enough. (But the ease of rooting should be a consideration when getting a phone) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] heliotrope@retrofed.com 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) Not necessarily. LineageOS doesn't require root; just a compatible device. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] solxix@pawb.social 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anon137@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) An unlocked bootloader and root are very different things permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] solxix@pawb.social 1 point 2 months ago Rooted and rootable are also two different things. Rootable means your phone has the ability to be rooted. Aka an unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] solxix@pawb.social 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anon137@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) An unlocked bootloader and root are very different things permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] solxix@pawb.social 1 point 2 months ago Rooted and rootable are also two different things. Rootable means your phone has the ability to be rooted. Aka an unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anon137@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) An unlocked bootloader and root are very different things permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] solxix@pawb.social 1 point 2 months ago Rooted and rootable are also two different things. Rootable means your phone has the ability to be rooted. Aka an unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] solxix@pawb.social 1 point 2 months ago Rooted and rootable are also two different things. Rootable means your phone has the ability to be rooted. Aka an unlocked bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago* All phones are rootable if you're determined enough. (But the ease of rooting should be a consideration when getting a phone) permalink fedilink source parent