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by Nux 415 days ago
Yes, I do this routinely.

Check devices supported by 3rd party distros like LineageOS which out of the box have no Google services. Ironically Pixel phones are very well supported. Xiaomi, OnePlus, too. There are quite a few:

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/
2 comments
amaccuish 415 days ago
It should be said though that only Pixel, Fairphone, and maybe some Motorolas support relocking the bootloader with a custom OS.

Without that ability, anyone can plug in to your phone and write whatever they want to the internal flash and your phone will be none the wiser.

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JCattheATM 414 days ago
The OnePlus6T supports it, it will still display a warning but it will be locked.
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lucb1e 414 days ago
Happens to me all the time. Also on laptops, secureboot is such a life saver any time you're out and about

...it's sure nice this exists and is available to anyone but it's not seriously a risk if you're not of interest to people who are willing to physically show up and bug your hardware in a way that requires quite a bit of preparation

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Klonoar 414 days ago
Some Sony models (not the Verizon one last sold in the USA) should too, no?
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amelius 414 days ago
Routinely? How often do you buy a new phone? :)

Or maybe it is because mobile computing is just stuck, and it won't move even in decades ...

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Nux 414 days ago
Alright, perhaps "routinely" is a strong word, but all my phones run non-stock and I don't buy devices I can't do this on.

All in all I must have installed 3rd party roms on 6-7 devices with good results.

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