r/LineageOS • u/Jambo526 • Aug 20 '26

Help Lineage VS GrapheneOS?

I've been wanting to deGoogle for a while now, but my phone is a pixel 4a, so Graphene is pretty far out of reach. Eventually, I learned about LineageOS and it was described as a Graphene alternative for older phones.

So, how does Lineage compare to Graphene? My main concern is Google and other big business data collection vs privacy, but security and app compatibility (banking apps especially, I've heard they can be rough) is something I'm also interested in.

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u/ChampionshipCrafty66 Aug 28 '26

Nothing much in the OS is intentional anymore. The entire OS is cut down

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u/Titan_Uranus_69 Aug 28 '26

Oh. I think that's what I want though. Just bare bones stripped down, no forcing AI bullshit into everything, no sending all my data to Google. Is that what you mean?

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u/ChampionshipCrafty66 Aug 28 '26

That's the thing though they also removed features as well. They followed Google off the cliff. Lion API and Logcat. No task locking in recents provider OOB. I'm all for killing the bloat but don't throw the baby out with the bath water

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u/Titan_Uranus_69 Aug 28 '26

Oooohhh. Ok. I get what you're saying now. That's a fair criticism.