Lineage OS 20 review: EXTEND your device lifespan!

The best way to extend the lifespan of your Android phone?...maybe.

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[rallealyt]

"Installing Chrome" and "having more control over privacy" are two incompatible sentences.

[bpygkor]

Google and other companies could easily offer longer software support, this is just another part of planned obsolescence.
This is a great video, it will help people keep their devices longer and ultimately help the environment!

[berserkslayer]

I actually switched to a LOS-based ROM, CrDroid, just a week after receiving my Xiaomi Redmi Note 11. I couldn't stand MIUI, not even for that brief period, so the change was a great decision. Also, LineageOS added an amazing feature called Charging Control, which allows you to set a limit to your battery percentage while charging, even if you leave it plugged in all night! Personally, I use 80% as it aligns with the 20-80 rule that I follow.

[toumabernabe]

The people behind projects like that make me feel so proud of Open Source community. So much hard work. As an iOS user, I hope it could be possible to do something like that on Old devices anytime sooner or later.

[jbvon]

I just installed Lineage OS on my Pixel 2 XL earlier this month and this video opened my eyes to some customizability that I was unaware of. Thank you!

[chevvyj]

Honestly if tech companies truly cared for the so-called "environment" they can focus more on fixing software and make things lighter overall. Let the user choose what they want. If they want the latest updates fine, if they want a simple and clean UI so be it! Imagine the waste and pollution that could reduce if people could keep using their old phones. I'm currently using my S22 Ultra and got lineage os running on my Galaxy A7 from 2017 and boy it worked so well. Yes certain apps are slow but I manage to download the older versions APK for example I use Google maps from 2019 and it was lighting fast, no lag at all. The battery could easily last an entire day. Incredible stuff.

[lihtan]

I'm currently running LineageOS 18 on a Samsung S5. The S5 is actually a pretty decent phone, but it's always been hobbled by Samsung's bloated TouchWiz interface. With LineageOS, it feels like a brand new phone! It's astounding how much quicker and responsive it is now. I certainly like the extra settings options it has now. It's nice that the display settings has built in options for dimming the screen at night. I was impressed that when I paired it with my Bluetooth headphones, it would show their power level! In the past several months that I've been using it, I have noticed some minor glitches (largely to do with how it handles recent apps). There's been no major crashes or data loss. Despite a few small bugs, it's still a much better experience than the original factory software. I'm pretty happy with it!

[imranhilmi]

From my experience, Lineage OS and Pixel Experience OS are probably my favorite options! PE gives you that Pixel-ish experience (as the name suggested) without hassle. Lineage OS however definitely wins in the stability and speed category!

[sur]

Thanks for sharing. Would you recommend this for a Note10+ over the stock Samsung OS/Apps, or is there any way of adding the One UI on top of LineageOS?

[vraelbliz]

Currently using LineageOS 18.1 on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8. The different between that and default OS is mindblowing. Before MiUI make the phone near unusable with lagged interface even before starting an apps. Now it is smooth as new

[christiancarter]

I'm currently using pixel experience on my OnePlus 7 Pro. And it's fantastic! I would recommend checking this out on other devices too!

[Mdicayne]

Had Cyanogenmod back in the days on my old phone and now LineageOS with root on my OnePlus 8 Pro. Runs incredibly smooth. With so many optimizations, like the ease to select audio outputs and the general smooth feeling. Love it!

[yisus.avocado]

Hi, first of all, nice video, it's interesting to see these kind of proyects to extend the lifespan of a device, but would you recommend at least try it for low range devices?
I'm curious about the performance, I have some old basic phones lying around and would like to see if lineage os will give a new life

[bohemiantech]

Does lineageOS (or any other custom ROM for that matter) support actual 5G on 5G capable phones, or is it limited to LTE?

[sdnalyam]

I've got a pixel 3a with Calynx os on it. Would I be better running linnage os as I want to use this as my main phone in the future.

[oneme]

Thank You Damien for your video on Lineage OS. I have a Pixel 3 Xl. How do you feel about putting Lineage OS on it? Thanks for your advice. 🙂

[Otakuger]

Is there the possibility to get App indicators for unread messages in LineageOS? Didn't find it till now. Would be a nice Feature to see how many unread messages in e.g. Signal.

[aseannessienot]

I've been using LineageOS since 2016 on more than ten devices. Certain hardware/software features might not be present such as speaker drivers (samsung devices sound bad on AOSP ROMs) or camera processing, but it might be worth the trade-off especially if it's running a heavily skinned OS.

[mitch]

Hello, any recommendation for a budget past flagship or strong midrange phone perfect for flashing

[panzi]

Im sry if that was mentioned in the video, but can you actually use standard google apps like youtube with this OS?