Do you use a device with open source Android firmware? What device, which distro and what do you do with it? I have a Samsung tablet with LineageOS and apps from F-Droid. Other than displaying dire warnings about the unlocked bootloader every time it cold boots, It’s great for a “recliner system”: email, Web browsing, E-book reader and MP3 player. What do you have, what do you use it for, and how well does it work for you?

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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    8 months ago

    Android isn’t firmware. It’s OS. Firmware is embedded on things like the camera, wifi chip, etc. I don’t know of any that have FOSS firmware. I hope I’m wrong.

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      8 months ago

      Unrelated, but oh my fucking god, I just realised that “firmware” is not a separate etymological category compared to “software” and “hardware”, it’s literally “firm” as in between “soft” and “hard”.

      I am a professional firmware developer.