Who's the Android manufactured to go to for root / custom roms?
Previously this would be OnePlus, but it looks like their newest phones aren’t rootable. I used to have a Xiaomi phone for this also, are they still good? Ik you can root smartphones from a lot of brands but I’m looking for one that has good ROM support and doesn’t try all kinda of tricks / to prevent you from unlocking the bootloader
I had a similar question few weeks ago, check it out biglemmowski.win/post/267187
If you are looking for just easy root and/or good ROM support then Pixels come out on top.
I have been using xiaomi phones for a long time now, for most of them the (xda) community eventually had great ROMs that (eventually) worked without problems or with very little. Though these days I need a working phone so I didn’t bother with my (Mediatek) Note 8 Pro - last time I looked phones with these chips were a lot harder and more dangerous to flash then the Qualcomms I had before (loved my Xiaomi A1 for that tinkering with Ressurection Remix). So I am looking for an investment - a device I won’t have to replace for another ~6+ years but I really want my device to do mostly what I would expect, without any snooping or other privacy shenannigans - I know xiaomi is probably the worse choice for this but their hardware specs were always the best for the price and were generally easy to flash. I don’t like pixels - they are too expensive for the hardware it offers, at least in my country. Thank you for any tips in advance. Update: iPhone is a no go for me because of the walled garden - I am a software developer by trade and hobbyist, I like to have the possibility of cracking the device open, both HW and SW wise. I am willing to trade the longevity of the device for this.
Previously this would be OnePlus
Nah, the best option has always been Google, be it back in the day the Nexus line or now Pixel.
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