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F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 1 point 1 day ago (5 children)

You can opt out of it by putting your phone in "developer mode" or by using something like LineageOS

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    I was thinking about rooting my phone to install LineageOS, but unfortunately, that plan won’t be possible because I don’t really understand how to do it, and I don’t have a computer or another phone to help me.

    The only thing I’ve done so far is disable Google Play services, and I’m using a few microG apps instead. :/

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  • [–] 1 point 16 hours ago (1 child)

    You don't need to root your phone, just unlock the bootloader. But yes you will need to hook it to a PC or maybe another phone to make it work. I did mine off a PC.

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  • [–] 2 points 23 hours ago (1 child)

    LineageOS is great I am using it right now, however do keep in mind that you do not need to root your phone in order to install LineageOS.

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  • [–] 1 point 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

    What:0

    But you don't need to unlock the bootloader to install LineageOS.

    Half of the videos I watched on YouTube said that it was necessary to format the phone or do several other things to unlock it. I was already getting confused with so much information.

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