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LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices

3 years ago by Blaze (he/him) to c/android

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LineageOS, one of the last great Android ROMs, is currently in use on around 1.5 million different devices.
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dataprolet 33 points 3 years ago

85 % probably have outdated firmware.

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possiblylinux127 22 points 3 years ago

That number probably higher. However that changes nothing as we can't control proprietary firmware blobs.

Honestly there is no way of knowing anything about the security of those blobs. Firmware vendors can do whatever they want.

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Canuck 2 points 3 years ago

The list of devices on Replicant OS is old and short. Proprietary blobs are a big issue for Android.

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lemmytellyousomething 5 points 3 years ago

Why? I don't understand. Doesn't it have any update mechanism for that?

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possiblylinux127 21 points 3 years ago

They mean that the device manufacturer and or hardware vendors are no longer putting out updates for the proprietary blobs.

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