It’s my goddamn motherfucking mobile data and MY PHONE. I should be able to use it however I want. My wifi went down because the greedy, cunt-faced shitbags at Comcast stole taxpayer subsidies to enrich themselves instead of actually providing the service we’re paying for. I tried to switch to a mobile hotspot and my phone refuses to open one. Everyone responsible for this shit should be fed to alligators locked away in a fucking gulag. We have no rights and live in a corporate plutocracy.

  • nodsocket@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    There are options now that allow you to remove phone bloat/ads/spyware without rooting and without breaking the security model of the device. GrapheneOS and CalyxOS have made rooting obsolete IMO.

    • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      You don’t have to root to use graphene? I always thought you did and that was basically the only reason I haven’t switched. Thanks!

      • nodsocket@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You just need an OEM unlocked Pixel and a web browser that supports webUSB. You literally just click the buttons on the installation web page and it does everything for you in your web browser.

        https://grapheneos.org/install/web

        You can even install GrapheneOS using another phone, no desktop computer needed.

      • bigdog_00@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Nope, I’m running it now! You unlock the bootloader, flash the ROM, then lock it back up. As long as you don’t mind the lack of Android Auto, it is basically a completely flawless experience and I have loved almost every moment of it. Especially if you host your own services like nextcloud and jellyfin, everything works seamlessly!

        • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Eh, I drive a clapped out 2009 Honda fit. Android auto has never been a thing for me lol. I’m gonna look into it some more now that I know the process isn’t a pain in the ass

      • WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Rooting and custom rom get interchanged a bit. Rooting just means gaining access to root, graphene os is a custom rom and you don’t necessarily have access to root. Personally i’ve been running custom roms for years with no root but it’s my property and damn sure better be able to root it if I want to. Anyway, with either root or custom rom you can probably get around your carrier’s tethering restrictions which is what OP meant.