• Quack Doc@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Do we really need to be so constantly cringy about it? Yes, custom ROMs are great. I run one. Lots of other people run one. They’re great. Don’t get me wrong. But you have to realize most people simply don’t care for one, Most vendors also don’t really support their phones well under GSI, so things like camera and stuff like that hardly ever work properly.

    In a lot of cases, it is quite a bit of work to get a custom rom flashed and have it working well. The technological skill gap between most people who will run an Android phone and even enthusiasts who will so much as think about installing a custom ROM is so massive that you may as well be a hacker to them.

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      4 months ago

      For me it’s 100% about banking or payment apps that won’t run if they detect a custom ROM or root. Otherwise i would consider the effort worth it, if only to free the device from the manufacturer’s limited update commitment.

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        4 months ago

        Ironically, I have to root every time I install a ROM just to bypass the detections 🤦‍♂️

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        4 months ago

        I do absolutely agree that this sucks. However, most people don’t actually need this. Yes, it’s very convenient, but I found that pretty much all banking apps, at least for people I have helped support, offer a web client anyways that’s just as good. It’s only missing things like NFC tap payment.

        Of course, don’t get me wrong. A lot of solutions don’t offer web UIs, and that sucks. But we can’t force everyone to be a not shitty developer Sadly.

        I also do really miss tap payments with my phone. It’s really nice just taking my phone when I go shopping and maybe $20 in cash. Not needing to worry about my car or anything else.