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Comment by shayan01

14 hours ago

I wish I could still use my Pixel 4a but the battery is pretty much dead and it's too much money to replace it

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riedel  14 hours ago

Prices here are 13EUR including tools from what I can see.

The only reason I have been switching phones is banking apps: so much for Europe's right to repair..

  • deng  14 hours ago

    I have yet to find a banking app that refuses to work on LineageOS. The only problem is if you root your phone, in which case you'll have to use Magisk to hide root from those apps, which also works fine so far.

    • platinum95  13 hours ago

      Revolut is notrious in this regard. If memory serves, they explicitly check the build string for LineageOS and block the app if it matches. The workaround at the time was to build the ROM yourself with a new build name string.

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    • chasil  8 hours ago

      A plain Lineage install will include "rooted debugging" in the developer options.

      This is separate from the Magisk root app.

      I don't believe using the ADB root functionality is problematic. The Magisk app also has a hide mode.

  • toredash  14 hours ago

    Where can one get one for that price range?

    • riedel  13 hours ago

      In Germany that would be market places like eBay or Amazon (i.e. non-originally replacement parts). Original ones go for around 45 EUR (iFixit). But I guess you wouldn't care too much about original parts at that age.

Klaster_1  14 hours ago

I replaced battery in mine for like 90 EUR and several months in dropped it and broke the screen. Would still use it instead of 9a, love how light and compact the phone was. At least now I have a spare phone to root and do stuff with that I couldn't on my main one.