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samfirm.js
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2023: When passed, the DMA could require Apple to start allowing users to download apps from outside the App Store
In that case, rooting the device can be done by unlocking the bootloader downloading the latest firmware with a tool like Frija or samfirm.js, patching the firmware file with Magisk as shown here and flashing the patched image with Odin or Heimdall.
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Galaxy S10 gets official Android 12 and One UI 4.0 update!
For those wondering, you can download this firmware to flash with Odin using samfirm.js.
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How do I root my S20 Ultra?
Get hold of a Windows PC and download the stock ROM. Some trustworthy sites are Sammobile, Samfirm Tool, and my favourite, Samfirm.js. The last one requires Node.js tho.
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LineageOS 18.1 Released
Sorry to hear that, I've been in the same situation for too many times now. Yeah, recovering your files at that stage is very likely impossible.
You can get your stock firmware easily though, with any of these tools:
Frija (GUI, recommended): https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-frija-samsung-firmwa...
Samloader: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-samloader-samfirm-fr...
samfirm.js: https://github.com/jesec/samfirm.js
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LineageOS 18.1 Released
I've been using LineageOS since the good ol' CyanogenMod days and I am very grateful for how much work the developers put into it day in and day out.
Thanks to them, I managed to get rid of Google Apps in my day-to-day life almost[0] entirely and drastically improve privacy for me: Instead of Google Play Services I use MicroG[1] and instead of Play Store, I use Aurora Store[2] and F-Droid. For syncing files there is Syncthing[3] and for backups there is Seedvault[4]. To isolate apps I don't trust I use NetGuard[8] and Shelter[9] and practically no internet-facing app has access to my internal "SD card" on which my photos and documents reside. As a bonus, getting rid of GApps and using LineageOS has increased my phones' battery life and their overall lifetime tremendously. (I've only owned three smartphones in my entire life, the original T-Mobile G1, the HTC One M8 and the BQ Aquaris Pro.) I couldn't be happier.
That being said, I've closely been following GrapheneOS[5] because I find its additional security guarantees very attractive. In fact, just a few hours ago my new Pixel 5 arrived and I'm looking forward to giving it a try. Though I already know I will miss MicroG… Maybe I'll end up building my own custom Android ROM, using Hashbang or RattlesnakeOS[6, 7]?
Overall, I don't really understand people who criticize Android for not being open while loudly claiming a "pure" Linux phone would be so much better. (There was yet another discussion here on HN just a few days ago.) Yes, Android is a not your typical open-source project and clearly in the hands of Google. Yes, most phone and chip manufacturers still haven't open-sourced their hardware binary blobs. We definitely have to fight these fights. But with a Linux phone I'd probably be struggling with window-manager-related bugs in the worst possible moments (say, an emergency call) and risk all my data getting stolen whenever I install a new app.
As much as I like Linux – I dabbled with it the first time almost two decades ago and have been using it as a daily driver for more than a decade – but its stability and, especially, security guarantees are orders of magnitude worse than Android's.
I secretly hope that Fuchsia will find its way to the desktop at some point and be able to replace my Linux system.
[0]: I still use Google Maps every now and then
[1]: https://microg.org . See https://lineage.microg.org/ for LineageOS images that come with MicroG pre-installed.
[2]: https://auroraoss.com/
[3]: https://syncthing.net
[4]: https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault
[5]: http://grapheneos.org/
[6]: https://github.com/hashbang/aosp-build
[7]: https://github.com/dan-v/rattlesnakeos-stack/
[8]: https://netguard.me/
[9]: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/
What are some alternatives?
rattlesnakeos-stack - Build your own privacy and security focused Android OS in the cloud.
treble_experimentations - Notes about tinkering with Android Project Treble
Seedvault - A backup application for the Android Open Source Project.
android_vendor_lineage
hardened_malloc - Hardened allocator designed for modern systems. It has integration into Android's Bionic libc and can be used externally with musl and glibc as a dynamic library for use on other Linux-based platforms. It will gain more portability / integration over time.