FP5 is not available in the US, and FP4 has about 2-3 years of support left.
Pixel is the only real option, at least till Google does the embrace and extinguish strategy and fucks the custom ROM community over.
OnePlus devices no longer have much custom ROM support because they took away the unbrick tool.
I think Nokia devices don’t have an unbrick tool either.
Motorola devices can be unlocked but not much custom ROM support (at least, from Lineage OS) either.
Which options are you talking about? I can hardly see anything other than the Pixels for devices released in 2023 in terms of custom ROMs. At this rate, I’m OK with having to manually patch security updates with Magisk every time and sideload (need to figure out how I will back up my device, do not fancy a factory reset every time)
Edit: would you happen to know how one can apply security patches with KernelSU?
Yes, Sony mobiles are indeed available, however, I lament their pricing and their share of the market everyday. Also, very little custom ROM support.
Technically, if I had a way to install security patches alongside KernelSU, I’d just wait for a year and purchase the newest OnePlus with a kernel over 5.10. But I don’t know if that is possible.
Which mobile are you talking about when you say “the latest model”?
The problem as I see it, is the lack of discourse around the situation on Android forums (granted, I haven’t looked that far into obscure sources/boards). The vast majority just seems OK about relying on Google for this. What are we going to do when Google shuts us out?
I’m very interested! Which device is this and how did you get to this stage? I believe GKI only really exists for devices running kernel version 5.10 and over. My device is running 5.4 so I can’t use this. I hope that in a couple of years KernelSU will become mainstream and I can reap the benefits of SafetyNet without having to deal with Magisk + Zygisk + LSPosed and a bunch of other stuff.
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