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SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
4 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 4 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for finding LineageOS phones and filters help
From 3 comments
Thank you for this! I have been trying to decide on which Android device that I need to buy that supports official versions of Lineage and it would be nice if it could be easily…
sloshnmosh on HNThis is awesome, thank you so much. So far i used geizhals (https://geizhals.eu/?cat=umtsover&xf=162_LineageOS+Support%7E3287_wechselbar), but this is so much better since you…
scns on HNThis is brilliant, I'll use this when I buy my next phone, thank you
spiritplumber on HN
Objections
Battery ease ratings are too coarse and need an easy+ level
From 1 comment
There's good intent and I see a lot of positive feedback. I'll try to provide useful criticism instead. There's many issues with this. The primary one is that if I select battery…
snvzz on HN
Only official LineageOS builds listed, ignoring unofficial ROMs
From 2 comments
Interesting, but note that some phones listed here as battery not swappable & no guide actually have batteries that you can replace easily following a video tutorial. Further, it…
literallycancer on HNThank you, this comes in handy and was really missing! It's sad that the newest phone supporting lineage 17.1 and a swappable battery is from 2015. Another nice feature would be…
Flip-per on HN
Battery classification can be misleading; some batteries are easier than marked
From 2 comments
Interesting, but note that some phones listed here as battery not swappable & no guide actually have batteries that you can replace easily following a video tutorial. Further, it…
literallycancer on HNIt probably should be explained. Their classification makes sense, but I think some may be misled. The demographic of people getting older phones and running LineageOS would…
marcelluspye on HN
Requests
Filters by screen size, screen type and headphone jack
From 1 comment
There's good intent and I see a lot of positive feedback. I'll try to provide useful criticism instead. There's many issues with this. The primary one is that if I select battery…
snvzz on HN
Links to installation tutorials per phone
From 1 comment
That is cool. So far I use phones with removable batteries already. Never really understood how to put LineageOS on them. Maybe a link to an easy tutorial per phone would be…
TekMol on HN
List phones with unofficial LineageOS builds
From 1 comment
Thank you, this comes in handy and was really missing! It's sad that the newest phone supporting lineage 17.1 and a swappable battery is from 2015. Another nice feature would be…
Flip-per on HN
Questions
How easy is it to find spare batteries?
From 1 comment
How easy is it to find spare batteries?
bibinou on HN
Is the battery replaceable on the Moto X 2014 and is the rating right?
From 1 comment
Coincidentally, yesterday my father handed me his old Moto X 2014 with a shattered screen, asking me if I wanted to do anything with it before he trashed it. I wiped it and…
marcelluspye on HN
Alternatives named
Geizhals LineageOS support filter
From 1 comment
This is awesome, thank you so much. So far i used geizhals (https://geizhals.eu/?cat=umtsover&xf=162_LineageOS+Support%7E3287_wechselbar), but this is so much better since you…
scns on HN
productchart.com removable battery chart
From 1 comment
That is cool. So far I use phones with removable batteries already. Never really understood how to put LineageOS on them. Maybe a link to an easy tutorial per phone would be…
TekMol on HN
LineageOS wiki device pages
From 1 comment
Thanks. To link specific instruction is a good idea. For lineage there is always the wiki page, so you can go to https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ and then click on the phone…
onli on HN