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by mr_spothawk 3099 days ago
i’m probably able to, but that doesn’t mean i want to... or that i want to spend the time to potentially brick my shiny new i/nexus/pixel
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My shiny new Nougatized phone doesn't have the LineageOS privacy guard or file manager and I'm thinking of switching just for that.
I support privacy focused upgrades!
If a device can be bricked just by a simple reflash of the OS partition, then it's a very good reason for me not to buy it at all.
But they're asking about £800 for doing it? Seems steep.
I didn't even look at the pricing. That's quite a bit.