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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 9 points 4 weeks ago

is it still a thing? ik it's not impossible but i haven't seen one in almost a decade. last time i dual booted was on android 4.4.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

i would love to have a universal dual booting solution so i can use the garbage they force me to, while also having a private phone without the hassle of carrying multiple phones.

i don't think any of my phones support this though.

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

I'm willing to bet dual-booting will require an unlocked bootloader. There goes your security if this is true.

You could install GrapheneOS on a Pixel and set up multiple users? Up to 32 if you want. Some can have Google Play Services and some of those can be signed into a Google account while others are just using GP Services without signing in.

Much faster to switch between users than booting a second OS.

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Pro:

  • do most of what needed two phones on a single phone
  • avoids charging, carrying, and maintaining two separate phones
  • I'd personally put a lot more here if dual-booting Android and Linux

Con:

  • hard to find a phone that supports it
  • the need to unlock bootloader could still break integrity checks despite using a stock ROM
  • IMEI still shared between ROMs, most of the isolation is already achievable through user profiles
  • have to reboot to use anything on the other ROM
[–] quantumvoid0@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

I know this doesn't answer the question but, I don't think dual booting is the best way for seperation, bcz rebooting is a mess everytime u want to switch. I recommend dual profile or app cloning...

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

Better use something like Shelter imo.