I just noticed there's an app installed on a recently acquired pixel 4a 5g, "android system intelligence", which I never found installed on other phones like moto or xiaomi ones.

It also had by default a bunch of permissions granted, which I removes, and only left it with notifications.

Is this a system app I should leave working with more permissions? Should I disable it instead (if possible, I didn't try)?

Is it required for an android system proper functionality? Is it bad to remove all permissions except by the notifications one? Does this damage functionality?

I'm just suspecting about an "android intelligence" thing.

What have others done about it?

Hi !

I recently got a pixel 4a 5g (bramble), and when installing, I noticed there's a difference with respect other phones I've installed lineageos on, like motorola, xiomi redmi 4x (discontinued) and others.

On this pixel, and probably others, one needs to flash a boot.img, a dtbo.img and a vendor_boot.img, before sideloading lineageos. The vendor_boot.img is supposed to be the equivalent to the recovery.img.

On other phones there's only a recovery.img to flash, prior to sideloading lineageos.

Now, on this pixel majore version upgrades I see documented only the sideload of lineageos. For other phones I usually upgrade both, the recovery.img and then sideload the new major version of lineage. So not sure if I should then should flash all images, boot, dtbo and vendor_boot, when upgrading on major versions. I guess I could, but I'm wondering.

Moreover, even on same major OTA upgrades, I'm wondering what gets upgraded, if I have selected OTA upgrades to also upgrade recovery image, would it just upgrade the vendor_boot one, or would it flash all other images?

It's just that it involves flashing several other images, not matching the ones for other phones, :)

Thanks !

Okay, I have a Google Pixel 4a with LineageOS (sunfish). I followed the instructions given at this site, and created a Seedvault backup.

I had my phone plugged into my laptop via USB, and transfer of files for USB was enabled; so, the laptop could access the phone's files via MTP. However, this was not seen as an option for where the backup was to be created (IE, it did not give the option to create the backup on the hard drive of the laptop via a file transfer with MTP). So, I created it on the phone.

I have since copied that file to my laptop. Specifically, I copied the backup file which was created, that being .SeedVaultAndroidBackup, to my laptop. My laptop runs Debian Linux.

So, a few questions:

1.) will I be able to restore from the backup file, .SeedVaultAndroidBackup, that exists on my laptop? Or will this not work, given that it wasn't originally created there?

2.) if the answer to (1.) is "yes", then will I be able to delete the backup that was made on my phone?

3.) is there a way to create a backup with Seedvault specifically on my laptop, rather than copying the created backup file afterword? I wonder if there was a setting with USB transfer (MTP) that could be adjusted (IE, making the laptop the focus rather than the phone).

I recently bought a Google Pixel 4a. The link from the title outlines that security updates from Google will soon be ending for the Pixel 4a (though there was a surprise update in November, but no further updates are expected).

Yet, in spite of that, I assume that LineageOS security updates will continue for this phone, since for a variety of other older phones they have continued. But, I wonder, how will this be achieved? Is there information on how LineageOS creates and releases security updates for the devices that it supports?

Any Degoogled FOSS LineageOS ROMS for handheld pc gaming devices such as the Logitech G Cloud? Would be cool to have a privacy focused ROM for these kinds of devices and use Moonlight from F-Droid to stream from your gaming computer.

Google offered me a heck of a deal on a Pixel 8, so I took the offer. I already miss LineageOS on my Pixel 3. I miss the AOSP sounds, the custom network meter in the status bar, and the full control over updating.

Anyone else upgrade and instantly regret it?

So I have a Chuwi Hi9Air (is a tablet) and I wanted to put LineageOS on it but I have some questions.

1. I found this guide but it's 2 years old that makes me install Android 10. I know that the current LineageOS GSI is Android 13, so which one should I install?

2. If I should install Android 13, here, on the list of Android GSI there are 2 GSI versions ("LineageOS TD-based" and "LineageOS"Light"" ), which one should I install?

Because mine isn't anymore: https://gitlab.com/LineageOS/issues/android/-/issues/6353

I'd like to get some confirmation on this.

Is there a possibility to have a quick access button on the lock screen to go the camera app ?

I love lineage OS (thanks everybody who puts the time into this) but I miss this feature a lot.

Thanks in advance for your answer.

^Qn.

Any alternative for Digital Wellbeing ( eg: to check my screen time ) , in Microg

I'm trying to migrate from my old LineageOS phone to my new LineageOS phone (both rooted, both without gapps) Is there any list of applicable methods or apps for this? Have you ever done something like this? Any advice and relevant links greatly appreciated.

I am trying to get roaming working but it doesn't seem to want to jump to the closest AP

I switched devices, from Samsung to Pixel. Everything fine except I want to keep my 100+ wifi-connections. I tried a Neo Backup, but that doesn't seen to do anything. I copied WifiConfigStore.xml but it gets replaced. Do you have an up-to-date recommendation how to get this done?

Lineage os has enough market share that many foss apps would add support for it. It then could be ported to other Roms so that we could have a Foss notification method

I would like for app search to start right as I enter the app drawer and I want the app to start as enough chars are typed to match the app without additional clicks. I'm aware of 0launcher, kiss, and others launchers doing this (I believe I tried all launchers vailable on f-droid) but I want to stay with trebuchet style drawer. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance

I'm using Redmi Note 9, the build I'm using is 20-20230811-microG-merlinx. Everything works as expected, and I love it so far. However, when I'm trying to do remote play on my PC, I realize that my DS4 is not working. It worked perfectly in MIUI 12.5

Step that I've taken: Using 1controller module DS4 kl module Insert .kl file to my keyboard folder

Nothing works. Any help would be appreciated :)

Hello. My main question is covered in the title of this post.

I have experience with installing LineageOS, and currently have it on a Fairphone 2. However, this question is pertaining to a friend who has a Google Pixel 3 that is not working properly. It frequently shuts shuts off and reboots after being turned on. She often needs to hold the power button to be able to read texts without it going blank and rebooting. I suggested she may need to free up some space, so she deleted some video files from it, and there is sufficient space now, but this made no difference.

So, as outlined in the title, I'm wondering if a LineageOS can be installed while preserving her user files -- similar to installing a different Linux distribution on a computer that has a separate /home partition (IE, preserving the home partition). Is this possible on an Android phone such as the Pixel 3?

I currently use an OnePlus 9 Pro and want to switch to LineageOS.

I dont use banking apps and don't use Netflix or whatever.

The only thing holding me back is android auto. I searched various forums and posts and got a bunch of mixed results.

Can someone give me the current status on android auto with lineageos? Does it work, if yes, is it easy to install and use?

I just flashed LineageOS 20 on my LG V20 (H918) phone. All seems to work except I cannot encrypt the device. When I go into the device settings and tap on "Encrypt Phone", nothing happens. I even have my phone plugged in and charging with the battery at 100%.

so I found a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Wifi, one of the few tablets that have official LOS support. the specs aren't too bad either, 10" 2000x1200 screen, 4/64GB, 7000 mAh battery (remains to be seen in what condition); for $120 with some shitty cover/stand and dubious charger, one hell of a deal. only problem is, it can't be reset or it'll lock itself.

thought on passing, but the dude assures me it's not stolen as he has a bunch of these, so most likely scenario is some corporate client dumped these and upgraded to newest and best without unenrolling them from this knox bullshit. either that or there's a crew ripping exclusively gta4xlwifis all over Germany.

although I can endure Samsung's OneUI for basic shit, I happen to know a little bit about Android, bootloaders and stuff and I'm fairly confident I can wipe this crap and install LOS without issues. what is the saying, a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing? so let's start.

first off, LOS instructions say you gotta have the latest firmware on the device. this one's on Android 11, so launch software update. update, reboot, hold breath - will it lock itself, annnd... booted just fine, we're done!

except, no we're not. inspecting software properties shows it's on A12 and the update process is already downloading another package. current LOS ROM is 20/A13, so we need A13 and latest patches, looks like it's gonna take a while.

well we're finally done. all in all, FIVE different upgrades, one after another, and then each does some "optimising" shit, took hours. dios mio, you couldn't just ship a cumulative update, it had to be piecemeal?

anyhoo, tried each of the versions for a couple of minutes - sluggish, stuttering, occasional single-digit fps animations, boatloads of G and S services running in the background, each one is sending you Super Important Notifications All The Time, can't wait to be rid of this crap.

alright, A13 and latest patches in the house. now comes the step I'm dreading - according to LOS instructions, I have to boot in download (proprietary fastboot) mode where I should unlock bootloader and thus erase user data. this equates to doing a factory reset which, according to the seller, should lock the device. although I've tried to educate myself on what this knox business actually is, I've come up short (chip busts a fuse when tripped, what?!?) so in lieu of succinct info I guess I'm learning by first-hand experience.

so, power off, disconnect USB cable. press both volume keys and connect the USB cable. one disgusting turquoise screen appears, instructing you to press vol up once for download mode or to longpress vol up for device unlock; not what LOS instructions say.

so press volume up for a couple of seconds and the screen asks for confirmation you really wanna unlock it, calls you a bad person and an even worse user but it acknowledges your intention. reboot and... it stays for eons on the samsung loading screen. I'm fucked, right?

eventually, the system boots up, says it's knox locked and wants access to the wifi. it connects and the onboarding process begins. I've tapped "Skip" everywhere I was allowed and eventually the desktop appears! we're off to settings, re-enable developer mode, USB debugging and check the unlock bootloader switch is on. then we have to turn off this bixby whatever-the-fuck-this-is popping up when we wanna shut the tablet down.

alright, tablet is off, disconnect cable. press both vol keys and connect the USB cable. ugly screen appears. this time, press vol up once and we're in download mode. heimdall detect and... not detected. wtf. ~~different USB port?~~ that works, flash successful! edit: turns out, you have to disconnect the USB cable after ugly screen appears and then reconnect it after launching download mode.

now to rebooting. as this tortured soul found out, LOS instructions are kinda off, so what's needed is keep the tablet connected to your PC the whole time, press vol down and power until the screen turns black, let go for a split second and immediately press and hold power and vol up and don't let go until you see the LOS recovery. you mess up any of these steps, a) you won't get into recovery and b) your recovery will get overwritten by the stock recovery and you have to start over with heimdall.

so, finally in the recovery, we select factory reset and then adb sideload. first comes the LOS zip. when it's done, select adb sideload again and send magisk (you have to rename .apk to .zip before you do). done, reboot. here we go...

and it works! no knox nothing, no google, no samsung crap, I have a beautiful, fast, thin device, bereft of any bloatware. without dicking around with animation scales, the UI is infinitely faster and more responsive.

now getting f-droid and installing essentials.

have to research these questions:

1. the annoying nag screens while booting (you're a bad person for unlocking it, press power if you agree, etc.) can't be removed?
2. does LOS support the pen? I haven't got it, but might consider getting one if it works.

thanks for reading!

some junkers are selling several tablets here and they all have the knox bypass installed. you can install whatever you want from the play store but no system resets or it'll lock itself.

there are tutorials on how to bypass knox and it all seems pretty straightforward. I don't really want Samsung's bloatware and have zero use for any google services, so I'd like to flash LOS.

so, if I flash TWRP, wipe it and then LOS, will that work? don't wanna buy it if I can't.

thanks!

MIUI is bloated and limiting, so I decided to switch to lineageos, however, it doesn't support my phone. Do I just wait, or is there anything I can do?

I also found this. Have no clue what it is, but maybe this can help. https://github.com/Jabiyeff/android_device_xiaomi_spes

I just upgraded my LG V20 (H918) phones to LineageOS 19.1 and I tried to format my SD card in my Android storage settings and it failed every time I tried. I can still boot into the Android OS, but when I go to boot into the TWRP recovery, it will always freeze on the TWRP boot startup screen. Therefore I cannot reflash LineageOS onto the device, or even update the ROM.

I cannot reflash TWRP or even flash LineageOS recovery in fastboot mode since I always get an error.

Does anyone know a way to solve this? To my understanding, trying to format the SD card caused this issue as the recovery was working before.