Ugh. I was dumb and got a Samsung that was offered to me for cheap on the spot. If I had done any research I would have learned that there’s no alternative OS options. Now I’m stuck with it, because I’m poor, so I just try to avoid using it. I should keep an eye out for something used that’s compatible.
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wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months agoCan confirm, switching to Graphene solved this problem for me a long while ago.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
While it’s not at the same level as Graphene OS, Samsung is pretty well supported by Lineage OS. AFAIK at least in Europe Samsung phones have an unlockable bootloader, but YMMV.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
Nah. Nobody’s figured out how to access the ROM on mine, unfortunately, and I’m 900% sure Canadian telecom oligopolists will not be cool about unlocking like that.
Chronographs@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Doesn’t unlocking the bootloader break Google Pay?
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
Don’t know, wouldn’t touch that with a 10 foot pole.
hopesfall@lemmy.world 7 months ago
What’s wrong with Google Pay?
person@lemm.ee 7 months ago
the Google part
silent_squirrel@feddit.de 7 months ago
You can lock the bootloader again after the flashing process is done(because it will add the signing key of the new OS), but unfortunately the NFC Payments in Google Pay still won’t work because Google only allows it on ‘certified’ Android systems (aka only the preinstalled OS)
squid_slime@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Isn’t this dependent on the ROM, like lineage shouldn’t be locked where as calyx is locked likewise for graphine os
silent_squirrel@feddit.de 7 months ago
Yes, afaik LineageOS shouldn’t be locked, but I was talking about GrapheneOS specifically because @wesker@lemmy.sdf.org was talking about that.
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
You can in theory still use Google Pay with a Magisk module called Play Integrity Fix and using a fingerprint from a different phone to pass Basic and Device integrity. I’m currently doing it on my Pixel 7 Pro.
But it has a steep learning curve and is a temporary solution that will disappear in roughly a year once Google sunsets legacy integrity methods and starts requiring Strong integrity, which can’t be faked under known methods. Google is also actively disabling fingerprints that are being spoofed, making the whole thing frustrating and even more temporary even when it works.
Just let us use our devices, sheesh.