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I'd like to hear your experience with Lineage OS (piefed.ca)

submitted 6 days ago by ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca to c/android@programming.dev

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Hi there!

I have a Samsung S20 5G. I just got a new job recently and I was trying to set up a professional profile with Microsoft InTune to have Teams, Outlook, Edge, etc. to have access to my messages and intranet on the go. But, I found out my OS was out of date and didn't have the latest security updates, and therefore the professional profile couldn't be completed.

My options are:

Buy a new phone ($$$$$)
Keep the phone and Install LineageOS (MS InTune and professional profile might not work?)

Have any one of you had to create a professional profile on Lineage and succeeded? What has your experience been on Lineage?

By the way, I'm not trying to de-Google my phone. I'm just trying to extend the life of my phone and I read that to create a professional profile or for your banking apps to work, you need to install Google services a certain way when Installing Lineage. Have any of you tried this?

Also, I originally bought this phone (used) because it claimed to have e-sim functionality which is great for travelling. However, the Canadian version of the factory OS disabled that feature. I had to replace it with a U.S. image for the same model and that unlocked it. Will Lineage OS prevent me from using e-sims?

Please let me know your experience.

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I've been running Lineage (and before that Cyanogen) for 10 years-ish.

It's the same OS just without the bloatware. It doesn't even have Google Services unless you choose to install it.

Just switch, problem solved.

Tell you what, go buy a phone for $500 and solve your problem that way if you just want to argue with people who've been imaging phones since 2010.

I have a solution, but you know, I'm not helping you anymore. You just want to look for why you're stuck, instead of solutions.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just switch, problem solved.

Not quite.

Like I mentioned in my post, I need to install business apps for my job including Teams, Outlook, Edge on a professional encrypted profile. Without Google apps or whatever services, this won't work. Neither will banking apps, I think.

I need MicroG and GApps from what I gathered.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You won't know until you switch.

And since Lineage will be a newer version than you're running, and you can put current Google Services on it, you're probably fine.

But yea, just downvote me when I'm trying to help.

Jerk

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'm not the one downvoting btw.

But I think it's important I know if it's going to work beforehand. But as others pointed out, there should be no issue as long as I install MicroG at the very least.

EDIT:

I think you're a victim of some downvoting campaign by some people.