[lolinder]

I can totally see doing it on a router, but I'm scared to do it on a phone because I've heard too many horror stories about banking apps and similar refusing to run if they detect they're running on a rooted phone.

I only have a smartphone in order to use all of the apps that people assume you'll be able to install. If a significant percentage of those won't work on a custom ROM, I may as well not have the device at all.

(It's entirely possible that my fears are overblown, but that I have them is suggestive of how far from mainstream custom roms are.)

[alwayslikethis]

It's fairly easy to bypass most of these with Magisk modules, like universal safetynet fix.

[lolinder]

That's great, and something that I may eventually consider doing, but that doesn't help the average user who just wants to keep using their perfectly decent phone. Rooting their device and installing a custom rom is complicated enough without having to go through the process of installing extra modules.

[palata]

> but that I have them is suggestive of how far from mainstream custom roms are.

Totally. I think ROMs like /e/ OS and CalyxOS are actually getting close to giving the same experience as stock ROMs, though (if you choose a phone that is supported, that it).

Let's hope it keeps moving forward! Repairable phones + long term support with custom ROM sounds great IMO!