[Scene_Cast2]

They were one of the brands with unlockable bootloaders and slide switches for mute. Unfortunately the Oppo takeover didn't preserve either.

Written on a OnePlus 8 Pro.

[alias_neo]

I still have my OnePlus 9 Pro, sadly I smashed the screen on day 2. Despite the broken screen it still feels and looks like a more premium device than my Pixel 9 Pro XL in terms of hardware, but the software really went down hill after the switch to the OPPO software.

Now I want rid of the pixel because they destroyed battery life with an update in march they've still not fixed.

[red-iron-pine]

pixels are fine, just put graphineOS on there.

only gripes I have are mapping apps are slow to initialize. i don't drive uber tho, so it's not terribly inconvenient

[alias_neo]

The software is the differentiator these days with all the flagship hardware being basically the same.

I would love to de-Google, but I need my banking apps, tap-to-pay and Android Auto and a top-quality camera that just works flawlessly.

If Graphene can do all of those I'll move, but the friction is high, I have passkeys and apps that have to be "migrated" such as banking apps, and various other stuff that is nigh impossible without a second device.

[copper-float]

You get all of that except tap to pay in America. In Europe, you get all of them.

Practically all banking apps are supported, and they have a thorough list so you can check beforehand.

[alias_neo]

Thanks for that. I just looked up the banking app list and all of my (UK) banks are supported.

What's the alternative to Google Wallet for tap to pay and loyalty cards?

[Stagnant]

EU and NA models still have unlockable bootloaders.

[electroglyph]

i just today pulled the back off my old oneplus 8 pro and put a new battery in it after putting lineageos on there. i decided i was tired of using my locked down Samsung that's full of crap

[LorenDB]

My OnePlus 13 has a slider switch. Isn't the 15 the only flagship OnePlus that dropped the slider?

[Scene_Cast2]

I meant that they're increasingly converging to be Oppo phones (now running the same OS, hardware is a slightly tweaked Oppo phone variant, etc).

[jabroni_salad]

Every single day I miss my slider switch. They kept the notification LED longer than most others too.

[mlrtime]

One plus 13 most definitely has a physical slide switch, in fact it has mute/vibrate/sound, I use it all the time. It's also a great fidget switch :)

[cmoski]

The loss of the slider switch still breaks my heart. It is my most loved feature on the phone.

[colordrops]

This is written on a OnePlus 13 with a slider running lineage os. Amazing phone.