Android @lemmy.world maliciousonion @lemmy.ml 4 mo. ago

How good is Paranoid Android?

I have a Redmi Note 11, I am planning to install a custom ROM. This is the first time I'm about to do something like this.

How good of a reputation does the Paranoid Android OS have? Will I get good long term support? How functional is it?

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After years of ROM-ing phones, I recommend using LineageOS. They are going to have the longest support for a given phone. If your phone is available in their list, that means it is well supported with all functionality.
- Its not available for my device (Redmi Note 11)
  
  Here you go https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-14-unofficial-lineageos-21-for-redmi-note-11-spes-spesn.4674496/
  
  Ah. Sorry, I should have looked it up for you before I commented. I see someone else posted an unofficial version. You'd probably be happy with that, though not being official does kind of remove the advantage over other ROMs.
Paranoid devs abandon development all the time. The last time I paid attention they were releasing A13 just as everyone else is working on A14
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  Just in time for A15. Their Pixel development stopped on the 7Pro with A13 beta released Nov 2022.
As someone who has installed a lot of roms, I recommend staying with the stock one. It can be really useful on very old phones, but it is not necessary on most current devices. The two biggest issues I had were the lack of floating windows and the play integrity api issue. Also MIUI (without bloatware) is the most useful Android interface. Pure Android is nice and simple but not suitable for everyday use.
- Yup, you are right. Mobile banking seems to be really difficult on custom ROMs and overall it just brings too many issues. I will keep using the stock ROM for now (HyperOS). I have google play services disabled, all Gapps and Xiaomi bloatware apps deleted. I feel like that's good enough. RethinkDNS to block internet connection from apps that don't need it. I shouldn't let "perfect" get in the way of good.
  
  Do you have any other suggestions to make my phone a bit less of a data mine?
  
  You don't need anything extra to block internet connections for applications. You can directly block them from the app information itself. I think what you've done so far is very good and sufficient for phone internal use. The important part now is the browser section, and I think you can handle that too.

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