Comment by user2722 13 hours ago GOS => security, usabilityLOS => most security, most usability, breadth of support 7 comments user2722 Reply imkac 12 hours ago Actually LineageOS has less usability due to AOSP bugs, no GMS, unlocked boot loader, etc. The weak security is cost of wide support. Borealid 10 hours ago Could you explain how the ability to unlock a bootloader makes a device less usable? microtonal 9 hours ago I think they are referring to that LineageOS by and large (there are probably exceptions) does not have support for relocking the bootloader. Some apps refuse to work with an unlocked bootloader (but there are ways around it). jamespo 3 hours ago GrapheneOS has even less usability on my Oneplus 7T Pro, in fact it has none spaqin 10 hours ago i'm fine with that "less security" as my threat model does not include crossing the US border. user2722 7 hours ago You're conflating local data extraction with security vulnerabilities remotely exploitable via WhatsApp or RCE du jour. Don't. HybridStatAnim8 8 hours ago GrapheneOS is significantly more private, secure, and usable than LineageOS.
imkac 12 hours ago Actually LineageOS has less usability due to AOSP bugs, no GMS, unlocked boot loader, etc. The weak security is cost of wide support. Borealid 10 hours ago Could you explain how the ability to unlock a bootloader makes a device less usable? microtonal 9 hours ago I think they are referring to that LineageOS by and large (there are probably exceptions) does not have support for relocking the bootloader. Some apps refuse to work with an unlocked bootloader (but there are ways around it). jamespo 3 hours ago GrapheneOS has even less usability on my Oneplus 7T Pro, in fact it has none spaqin 10 hours ago i'm fine with that "less security" as my threat model does not include crossing the US border. user2722 7 hours ago You're conflating local data extraction with security vulnerabilities remotely exploitable via WhatsApp or RCE du jour. Don't.
Borealid 10 hours ago Could you explain how the ability to unlock a bootloader makes a device less usable? microtonal 9 hours ago I think they are referring to that LineageOS by and large (there are probably exceptions) does not have support for relocking the bootloader. Some apps refuse to work with an unlocked bootloader (but there are ways around it).
microtonal 9 hours ago I think they are referring to that LineageOS by and large (there are probably exceptions) does not have support for relocking the bootloader. Some apps refuse to work with an unlocked bootloader (but there are ways around it).
spaqin 10 hours ago i'm fine with that "less security" as my threat model does not include crossing the US border. user2722 7 hours ago You're conflating local data extraction with security vulnerabilities remotely exploitable via WhatsApp or RCE du jour. Don't.
user2722 7 hours ago You're conflating local data extraction with security vulnerabilities remotely exploitable via WhatsApp or RCE du jour. Don't.
HybridStatAnim8 8 hours ago GrapheneOS is significantly more private, secure, and usable than LineageOS.
Actually LineageOS has less usability due to AOSP bugs, no GMS, unlocked boot loader, etc. The weak security is cost of wide support.
Could you explain how the ability to unlock a bootloader makes a device less usable?
I think they are referring to that LineageOS by and large (there are probably exceptions) does not have support for relocking the bootloader. Some apps refuse to work with an unlocked bootloader (but there are ways around it).
GrapheneOS has even less usability on my Oneplus 7T Pro, in fact it has none
i'm fine with that "less security" as my threat model does not include crossing the US border.
You're conflating local data extraction with security vulnerabilities remotely exploitable via WhatsApp or RCE du jour. Don't.
GrapheneOS is significantly more private, secure, and usable than LineageOS.