[ale] Alternative phone operating systems?

[Jim Kinney]

My oneplus 5 has a headphone jack. Not sure beyond v6. 

I'm using a 3M bluetooth earmuff for powertool sound reduction and music. I like not having a cord dangle into the table saw.

On June 20, 2020 12:45:17 PM EDT, Charles Shapiro via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>Still rockin' my LG V20 running LineageOS 14.1 . Had to run an Exploit
>to
>install, but no bloatware and no Carrier-installed spyware or adware. 
>Mic
>works good for phone calls but not for speakerphone.
>
>Watching the following phones with interest:
>
>Librem 5 ( https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ )  This one allegedly
>uses a
>non-Android kernel. Very intriguing. Not yet really in production
>though.
>Fairphone 3 ( https://shop.fairphone.com/en/ )  Not easily available in
>the
>USA.  May not be compatible with US carriers.  Hardware is really easy
>to
>fix or upgrade. Removable battery.
>Teracube ( https://myteracube.com/ )  GSM only. Available on Amazon.
>Non-replaceable battery.
>I was interested in OnePlus ( https://www.oneplus.com/ ) but their
>later
>models lack a 2.5 mm audio jack. Deal killer for me.
>
>-- CHS
>
>
>On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 5:35 PM Horkan Smith via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>wrote:
>
>> I've run some variation of LineageOS (or its predecessor CyanagenMod)
>as
>> my daily for ~6 years or so.  Moto Droid 1 & 3, Samsung Galaxy Note
>3, and
>> now a Moto X4.  Experience has generally been good.
>>
>> Only real complaint at the moment is a persistent problem w/ rural
>GPS
>> navigation w/ Google Navigator (doesn't happen w/ Waze) - location is
>good,
>> but it has trouble finding the new route.  Showed up on the Note 3,
>then
>> went away w/ stock Moto X4, then came back w/ LineageOS on the Moto. 
>I
>> like the other benefits enough I work around it for now.
>>
>> later!
>>     horkan
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:56:11PM -0400, lnxgnome via Ale wrote:
>> >I haven't touched a custom ROM for mobile in a decade, but when I
>did,
>> >the Forums on xda-developers.com were a treasure trove of
>indispensable
>> >info.?? Looks like they are still chugging along.
>> >
>> >On 6/15/20 4:39 PM, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:
>> >> I know this topic has cropped up here a couple of times, so it
>seems to
>> be a good audience to ask the question:
>> >> Are any of you using any of the alternative phone operating
>systems
>> (LineageOS, or any of the others?).  If so, what is your experience?
>> >> Are any of them good enough to actually use daily as a primary
>phone?
>> I'm interested in phone functionality, text (mainly to receive Zabbix
>> alerts), and maybe basic browsing.  If there were some client capable
>of
>> connecting to Office 365 it would be a plus, but that is not a deal
>breaker.
>> >>
>> >> Any experience and advice on these?
>> >> Allen B.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Allen Beddingfield
>> >> Systems Engineer
>> >> Office of Information Technology
>> >> The University of Alabama
>> >> Office 205-348-2251
>> >> allen at ua.edu
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