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• foggenbooty@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Kind of. It doesn’t run Android with the Play Store so it’s a pretty different experience.

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  • Azzu@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have the Aurora store on my /e/os so I can get apps that are on Play Store too. Haven’t noticed any difference in experience except that well, no Play Store is installed.

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  • DacoTaco@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But isnt /e/OS an android system too? Always wondered what stops a person from not just installing lineageOS on these phones? Basically did what i did with mine lol

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    • Azzu@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You can easily do that indeed. You can even install the Play Store with microg if you really want to.

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    • pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, I was considering getting one and installing CalyxOS but I don’t like that they removed the headphone jack.

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      • DacoTaco@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Id need to look it up, but i think it had to do with it costing them too much to add it since their phones are made with components that are abundand and wanted by phone makers so it can be as cheap as possible for the consumer.

        However, with headphone jacks dissapearing in phones they cant garantee that, nor provide the years of support they stand for. I’d like my headphone jack too, and use my laptop’s extensively at work, but i can understand their choice

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