Best Android device for piracy?
from quellik@lemmy.ml to piracy@lemmy.ml on 18 Aug 2023 23:31
https://lemmy.ml/post/3530314

Hi everyone,

With all of the rising subscription prices, I am hoping to get some advice on the best Android device that will allow me to use the greatest number of streaming app (e.g, NewPipe, Stremio, Spotify apk, etc)

My nice-to-haves would be a device with a large screen (6.7 inches+), ease of installing apps, and durability. I used to have Samsung phones before which would be super laggy within 3 years of purchase, which I do not get with my current iPhone.

I am considering OnePlus and Pixels but am open to any suggestions!

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I_like_cats@lemmy.one on 18 Aug 2023 23:36 next collapse

Buy a pixel and install GrapheneOS

quellik@lemmy.ml on 18 Aug 2023 23:38 next collapse

GrapheneOS

What’s the advantage of this OS over regular Android?

Kolanaki@yiffit.net on 18 Aug 2023 23:39 next collapse

As simply as I can put it: Better optimization and no bloat.

[deleted] on 18 Aug 2023 23:47 next collapse
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sibloure@beehaw.org on 19 Aug 2023 03:49 collapse

You can disable network permissions for individual apps, which means no ads. Those spammy games that have a million ads suddenly are ad-free, no cracks or pirating needed.

quellik@lemmy.ml on 19 Aug 2023 05:15 next collapse

That’s amazing, thank you

sleepybisexual@beehaw.org on 22 May 2024 11:29 collapse

This

xuxxun@beehaw.org on 20 Aug 2023 18:00 collapse

CalyxOs is cool too

sleepybisexual@beehaw.org on 22 May 2024 11:29 collapse

What does calyx to better than gos?

xuxxun@beehaw.org on 22 May 2024 18:19 collapse

Wow, it is a 9 month thread, what a blast from the past. Well, to me, everything, because graphene os does nothing for me- it simply does not support my device. I am not going to buy a fresh new expensive google phone … to degoogle. I am on a refurbished used phone with calyx, still getting updates, and very happy with my experience.

sleepybisexual@beehaw.org on 22 May 2024 18:24 collapse

Nice

Yea, grapheneos is a tad too device fussy.

I should look into calyx for my ancient stuff

squaresinger@feddit.de on 18 Aug 2023 23:53 next collapse

Basically any Android with unlockable bootloader.

And you should get Lucky Patcher if you want to pirate in app payments.

ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org on 19 Aug 2023 01:37 next collapse

Unlockable bootloader is not nearly enough. You have to make sure that the Android ROM you want to use still supports it, and if possible also that it will keep supporting it for a few more years.

squaresinger@feddit.de on 19 Aug 2023 02:07 collapse

For longevity reasons, yes. But what do you need a custom ROM for piracy? Root helps with piracy, since it allows you to e.g. modify the /data/data contents of an app.

But what good would a custom ROM do for piracy specifically?

And if they just want streaming (as it seems in the OP), literally any android phone is good enough, not even root needed. I don’t know of a single android phone that doesn’t allow sideloading.

cujo@sh.itjust.works on 19 Aug 2023 02:37 collapse

I would add to this: any widely used among enthusiasts Android to ensure (as best as can be ensured) decent long term support.

Find a ROM you’d want to flash (GrapheneOS is a popular option for its privacy and lack of added bloat) and visit their website. View their list of supported devices, and pick one from among them that fits your bill and can be had unlocked (i.e. not bought from a carrier in some kind of subscription/payment plan) and get that.

Google Pixel phones and OnePlus phones are devices I regularly see getting the latest versions from the major OSes. Samsung devices also. I know you had bad experiences with them in the past, but the manufacturer’s (lack of) continued support plays no small part in the reason you’ve experienced that. If they stop supporting the device 3 years from now and it starts to slow down, they might just be able to convince you to buy the new one…

squaresinger@feddit.de on 19 Aug 2023 09:26 next collapse

The recommendation is not wrong in the general sense, but I doubt that the OP knows enough for setting up a custom ROM. They think that NewPipe is piracy.

DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz on 19 Aug 2023 11:16 collapse

Officially supported phones for GrapheneOS are pretty much limited to the latest two generations of Google pixel models.

wegettosss@sh.itjust.works on 19 Aug 2023 00:48 next collapse

Check out oneplus 7 pro. It might be just right

pokexpert30@lemmy.pussthecat.org on 19 Aug 2023 16:25 collapse

Posted from my trusty op7pro, that I pre-ordered back in 2019 : fuck no, custom ROMs are so bad. So much bugs, so little battery life. I’m just holding to it until the pixel 8 releases.

Which is a shame, cuz the hardware is still godlike.

wegettosss@sh.itjust.works on 19 Aug 2023 16:35 collapse

Im still using android 12, usually have 5.5 hours SOT (it has been used since 2019 so about 4 years without changing battery. Still good). And youre right. Hardware is godlike so im keeping it. Edge to edge display without notch, my dream phone tbh.

pokexpert30@lemmy.pussthecat.org on 19 Aug 2023 18:10 collapse

Aye I wish I could go back to 12…

wegettosss@sh.itjust.works on 19 Aug 2023 22:10 collapse

I wish oneplus software was actually oneplus and not oppo with different name. Oxygen os died with oxygen os 12, still sadest moment in phones for me

kratoz29@lemm.ee on 19 Aug 2023 05:28 next collapse

I’m doing just fine with my Poco F2 Pro and Paranoid Android.

quellik@lemmy.ml on 19 Aug 2023 21:31 next collapse

Poco F2 Pro and Paranoid Android.

Is this phone available in the US market?

kratoz29@lemm.ee on 20 Aug 2023 00:07 collapse

Huh, not sure, it is a 2019 phone I think, I got it from a local website.

loops@beehaw.org on 10 Sep 2023 05:42 collapse

Suddenly; Radiohead.

sleepybisexual@beehaw.org on 22 May 2024 11:29 collapse

Pixel, maybe with grapheneos