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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Are you sure you're not thinking of custom Android ROMs like LineageOS or /e/OS?

Because there are ROMs like Ubuntu Touch, but they're less developed than the other Android ROMs.

For reference, ive tried /e/OS, LineageOS and DivestOS (RIP).

So far I felt like /e/OS was the most polished.

[–] GriffinClaw@lemmy.zip 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Your right. Thats what I meant. Ill edit the comment.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Neat.

I'll also add: after DivestOS died, I got a Pixel to run GrapheneOS.

So I've tried that too, and it's the best by far.

The reason for disliking LineageOS is its dependence on Aurora Store (Google Play mirror).

Maybe it has gotten better over the past year, but it was always quite buggy. Some apps wouldn't install from Aurora, others weren't found, it was a pain in the ass.

/e/OS uses a different app store (which is also a mirror) but tends to work much better.

[–] Mika@sopuli.xyz 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Huh, using aurora for a few apps that aren't foss, didn't know there are any issues with it. I'm impressed how crisp it is.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 16 hours ago

I suppose it depends on which apps you're trying to grab.