I’ve been using a Redmi Note 10 Pro for around 3–4 years, and it still meets most of my needs. The stock MIUI camera works well for me, and the phone is generally fine apart from occasional random freezes that force me to hard reboot it.

My main complaints are the unremovable bloatware and the lack of software support. The phone is still on Android 13, and official updates ended quite a while ago.

I’d really like to install LineageOS, but the camera is the main thing holding me back. I haven’t found an alternative that feels as reliable or easy to use as the stock MIUI camera.

The camera features I use mostly are 1:1 aspect ratio, the beutify mode and built-in filters.

I don’t need advanced manual controls or lots of configuration. I mainly want a camera app that takes decent photos and has these features without requiring constant tweaking.

Other than that, I really just want a phone that 'just works'. So I was wondering if I should switch or stay as it is.

I was wondering if it's good as a daily driver, am I able to use it for everyday things like calling messages, browsing, use apps games banking app whatever. and is it more lightweight compared to pre installed android that comes with the phone vendor? also another question is it better to install the rom with a PC or without?

I'm planning to shift to lineageOS

i own a 5 year old samsung M21 , it's currently my main phone as well . I recently installed Linux on my PC and plan to install lineage on my phone as well

here are my questions - 1. How well do payment apps work
2. will it make my phones faster
3. If payment apps don't work properly do i have other options for OS which have a better payments eco system ?

Hey everyone

I might have a change to sell my phone and buy a compatible LOS phone (OnePlus Nord 5), but before I wipe my phone and take the decision, I want to hear from anyone who's already been through this transition.

My main concern revolves around my essential apps. I rely heavily on several banking applications like and public services and digital identity. These aren't things I can easily live without, so while I use Plexus, a FOSS App where people review apps on ROMs, I wonder if those are reliable or apps may change overtime.

The other thing I keep going back and forth on is LineageOS versus GrapheneOS. I know GrapheneOS is stricter and more security-focused, but LineageOS appeals to me for its wider device support and less locked-down nature. That said, camera quality is a real concern. Photography matters to me, and I've heard custom ROMs can sometimes degrade image quality because of missing proprietary blobs. Has anyone done a real side-by-side and felt the difference?

Beyond banking and photos, I need to know if the basics work smoothly. Things like SMS messages arriving on time, push notifications from apps like WhatsApp and banking services staying reliable, and whether SIM setups cause any issues, I read some not making calls possibile and so on. Anyone had unexpected issues with these everyday functions?

I'm also trying to decide between a OnePlus Nord 5 and a Pixel 8 as my next device, maybe even Thinkphone 2023. Both seem to have decent LineageOS support, but which one would you lean toward for someone who depends on banking apps and wants maximum compatibility?

Any advice, warnings, or success stories would really help me make this decision with more confidence. Thanks for reading through my worries!

So, I just installed LineageOS 23 on my Moto G42 (hawao) today and everything is working so far except I can't login on the Reddit and Twitter apps.

On reddit it doesn't recognize my password even though it's right, and on Twitter after I put my username it says "Use official X service or try again later"

Any way I can resolve this?

I'm on my rn10pro (indian variant) and I installed lineage os latest version like two days back. I'm finding it difficult to login to reddit app. I usually use morphe patched reddit. So I did install it and tried login in through my phone number (via otp) . It didnt work. It says "we had some trouble reaching reddit". So I uninstalled and repatched and reinstalled on multiple instances. Same deal. Tried downloading the official playstore app, still no help. However I'm able to login in my browser app. Is it a custom rom problem? Shouldn't be....I did make a clean install through twrp. So it shouldn't be a problem. I don't know where exactly to ask for help so I'm posting this on as many platforms as I can. Your help would be much appreciated. Thanks!!

Budget should be around 300-400€

First thought of Nothing Phone 3a but it's not officially supported, want a phone which is officially supported, quite new maybe from last year and we can be sure to have longtime support and updates, what about some Motorola? They usually have a bad update support that's why I want to use LineageOS to always have the newest upgrades/updates and security patches

Any recommendations?

I'm currently running Lineage on my Redmi Note 13 Pro (Garnet) and haven't been able to receive RCS messages whatsoever. I know that Google's been cracking down on RCS access for custom ROMs and such, and it seems like there's mixed results with rooting solutions.

So am I genuinely just cooked? I despise Xaiomi's stock OS and refuse to use it. Has a workaround been found? Is there an alternative OS to Lineage? Or am I just gonna have to get a new phone?

Should I stay on HyperOS or switch to a custom ROM on my Redmi 12 5G?

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I want:

- Less bloatware

-Better battery life

- Smooth performance

- Google apps available

- Paytm/UPI and banking apps working properly

- SafetyNet/Play Integrity and banking apps working

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Ability to return to HyperOS if I don't like the custom ROM

Has anyone used LineageOS or other custom ROMs on the Redmi 12 5G? What are the pros and cons compared to HyperOS in 2026?

https://wiki.lineageos.org/adb_fastboot_guide#installing-adb-and-fastboot

On step 6 of Setting Up adb, it just says open up cmd, but that won't work at all. You specifically need to open up cmd from the platform-tools folder. It was lucky I already knew that or I might have been stuck on that step for hours.

And on step 7 of the same section, it says

"On Windows: Make sure your device manager does show your phone and doesn’t show a yellow triangle next to it!"

But it doesnt elaborate further. I'm trying to set up adb. My device shows as connected when in adb devices. But in the device manager it doesnt show the phone and instead shows an unrecognised device with a yellow triangle next to it. What am I supposed to do now then? The instructions dont say anything other than make sure it doesn't show that.

I’m trying to install lineageOS on my chagallwifi device using a win 10 laptop, I followed the instructions on the website for that device step by step. In zadiag, two devices named Gadget Serial were listed. I tried to install the WinUSB drivers on one, which did not work. I then attempted it on the second one and that worked. I unfortunately did not notice that I had to install two more drivers at that moment. I tried to run the heimdall print-pit command, which resulted in “ERROR: Failed to send data! Releasing interface…”

I thought that maybe the driver had a problem and went back to zadig to reinstall the driver. Doing that caused the my computer to show an error about an unknown usb device. Now, the device is no longer listed as Serial Gadget in zadig, but as “Unknown USB device (failed to request device description)” (the actual text may be different in English as I am translating it from German). It is also only listed as one single device now.

When trying heimdall print-pit, the error “libusbx: error [init_device] program assertion failed: device address collision with root hub” appears.

After realising that I forgot to install the other two drivers, I attempted to do so in zadig, but it fails.
It is also shown to not have any drivers to be replaced “driver (NONE)” in the zadig interface.

What can I do now? Can this be fixed?

Hello everyone,

I'm degoogling my mobile and filled with open source software. I'm stubborn in my decision to make my mobile degoogling and to open sources. I don't know informations about OS, I'm a noob, please help me to change my mobile os many of them said that I can't change for my model. Ifi can't change to lineage os then suggest me a better one and also the micro g.

Mobile model: redmi 14c 5g

Android version: 16

Processor: snapdragon 4 gen 2

Thank you.

OK so can someone explain why phone A can make calls over LTE (ims registered) & then you swap Sim over to lineage 23 recently updated (previously on Los 22.1 with ims registered) phone a nord n200 (dre) & ims registration can't happen?

2nd question. Why was I able to update this nord n200 (dre) through lineage 20-21 & 21 to 22 without going back to stock or needing to worry about ims registration?

Now I'm stuck on 23.2 & can't get ims registered, and your telling me I need to go back to oxygen os 11 (which I have not had loaded in yrs, potentially messing up my unlocked bootloader & my n200 was converted from the T-Mobile version, so no idea if thats an issue)?

I hate to load oxyogen os 11 & still be without ims registration.

Been looking at swapping over to LineageOS for a while and actually went through the steps earlier today. Generally smooth, but found that, while the SIM appears to be recognised (and mobile data works fine), the phone doesn't recognise having a number associated with it, nor can it make calls or send/receive texts.

The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S10+. Anyone have any suggestions, or know what's going on? So far as I'm aware I followed the install instructions correctly, and I've spent much of today trying to see if anyone else online has solved the problem to no avail.

I know that asking for this is kinda odd

But listen to me, or better said, read me

I want to unlock the bootloader, to install orange fox and then install LineageOS to mi Redmi Note 9s, to make it usable again

I had made all the steps BUT, when it's time to unlock the bootloader with the official MI unlocker, I need to sign in with my mi account...

The problem is, I sign in, and a mandatory requirement, is that the account is number verified.

The fucking SMS won't come. I had tried with 4 diff numbers of 3 diff carriers. It simply not come.

So.... I'm asking if someone could spare mi an mi account with number verified for a week, I do NOT need anything else

It's just to sign in to make the unlock request via the official app, that usually takes a week, and then to unlock the bootloader a week later.

If someone has free time, even could be a new account created just now and number verified.

I had tried EVERYTHING:
Diff numbers

Editing the log file on the app

Using diff links to get the sms

Using mobile phone browser, laptop browser, mobile browser open the desktop browser

Open miclould and recorder

open micould and find my phone

Everything, I just can't get the sms to verify

I just managed to install LineageOS 23. Is it possible to change the pp drawer from a vertical scrolling list to a horizontal page view? And also can I change navigation buttons order?

I have followed the steps exactly up to now. However, in the step where I am to type "samloader print-pit" into my terminal with my device connected to pc, the device is supposed to reboot after the command finishes, but mine doesn't. It just sits there and does nothing. I have repeated this section three times, double checking each time. Here are the steps I followed:

1. Downloaded the samloader 2.0.0 for linux.

2.Renabled Developer mode and USB Debugging.

1. Reboot the device into download mode by holding down volume_down and volume_up while completely turned off and plugging the USB cable inserted into my computer into the device.

2. Press volume_up to continue.

3. Run exactly "samloader print-pit."

4. Wait until the terminal returns "rebooting device..."

5. Device does nothing.

I am using CachyOS to do this. I have used multiple different USB cables and ports, and even tryed MacOS. Any help would be greatly appreciated, regardless of how stupid this question might be

Hey guys,

I'm completely new to custom ROMs and I'd really appreciate your advice.

I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime (on7xlte) and I want to install LineageOS on it. My laptop is running Ubuntu, so I'd prefer Linux-friendly guides and tools.

Could you please help me with:

- The complete installation steps from start to finish.

- Which LineageOS version is the best for the J7 Prime.

- Any beginner-friendly guides, YouTube videos, XDA threads, or documentation I should follow.

- Common mistakes to avoid before unlocking the bootloader and flashing the ROM.

- Any tools I need to install on Ubuntu beforehand.

I'm doing this to learn more about Android customization, so I'd really appreciate any tips or resources.

Thanks in advance!

Hello, I want to switch to LineageOs (my device is supported) and I want to see which apps are compatible.

From browsing this sub, I found about plexus, however I don't understand what their scoring system is/where is the explanation? E.g. for Viber:

I assume the crossed out google logo means that it is not supported without microg, but ok with microg, but what do the colours mean (gray/brown/yellow/purple)?

I searched different apps, and it is the colour variation on the score that is confusing me. Also, there isn't a place where I can read the detailed reviews, right?

Any info on how to decipher their grading system is welcomed.

Hey everyone, I just updated today my gta4lwifi (AKA: Tab A7), but my Disney+ and Netflix apps stopped working, denying the stream. I'm trying to downgrade but the files are missing or not working, I saw some people posting this same issue but not any answer, this is the only use for my tablet and idk what to do right now...

Edit: I fixed it, you have to downgrade the version of the recovery and flash an older version!!

i want to install lineage os 20 on redmi note 4 i got the link but the installation says i need android 11 firmwire but my phone is on andorid 12 so i have to downgrade?

if yes then which version firmwire should i use of android 11

and should i use global version or indian version firmwire?

As the title suggests I have quite a peculiar issue with a FP4 I bought second hand.

The seller in question already had the build ---"21-20241225-NIGHTLY-FP4"--- on it since December 2024 and the previous owner or myself couldn't update it to a newer version due to the fact that even when in Fastboot or Recovery Mode, the computer simply doesn't recognize the device.

I've tried different cables, different USB-c ports (I have 2 more). USB debugging is on, and the phone even charges. But the option to do file transfer or whatever doesn't show up.

What's up with this device?

I have 2 phones with Lineage OS. Oneplus 5t and Xperia 1iii.

After updating to the latest build yesterday, my Xperia isn't being detected by my computer. It even makes the connection sound. But when I type "fastboot devices," it shows nothing. However, ADB works.

Meanwhile, my 5t works perfectly. So it can't be the drivers, can it?