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Linux, dumbphone, DSLR. This was the final straw on a planned exit to be honest.

That's interesting, I may just do the same thing as well - the camera is the largest thing of why I want to be on an phone.

I may just go LineageOS.

If you have a Pixel, or are willing to buy one, CalyxOS [1] may be worth a look. It's a privacy-focused ROM that still integrates microG, so it's compatible with most apps (unlike the other popular privacy-focused ROM GrapheneOS [2] which doesn't support microG).

The big advantage to CalyxOS or GrapheneOS versus Lineage is they support re-locking the bootloader, which means that verified boot still works - important if your phone gets swiped.

[1] https://calyxos.org/ [2] https://grapheneos.org/

> It's a privacy-focused ROM that still integrates microG, so it's compatible with most apps (unlike the other popular privacy-focused ROM GrapheneOS [2] which doesn't support microG).

Many apps are also compatible with GrapheneOS and installing https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxed-play-services provides broader app compatibility.

Thank you for the info, I will go buy and experiment about this.

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