07-11-2021, 06:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2021, 06:44 PM by rocket2nfinity.)
In the case of Halium based builds, UT only uses the drivers from android. The part you know as android is removed and replaced. UT uses aparmour which isolates all apps from each other, so getting compromised, or privacy invaded as Google/Facebook does, is not easy to do. Unfortunately, getting UT up and going on Pinephone/Pinetab is on the backburner until after the 20.04 upgrade. Same with Lomiri.
While you wait, you can try halium based UT, Droidian (Mobian), and Lune on the Nexus 5 for real cheap. Or UT and Droidian on the Nexus 6P or Pixel2 XL for around $100. I just donated my Nexus 5 because although all works, it cannot do VoLTE which has become an issue in the US (although 2G support has been extended until the end of 2022). I own both the N6P and P2XL. My personal recomendation is the P2XL running UT because all works except MMS (it's being worked on). With N6P, all works including MMS except hotspot, and recorded videos must be played back using UT Media Player or other app from the openstore. Otherwise all works, has good battery life, and all three are a joy to use. Join us at UBports Forum or Telegram (Teleports) groups.
But, hang on to your Pinephone because improvements are coming.
While you wait, you can try halium based UT, Droidian (Mobian), and Lune on the Nexus 5 for real cheap. Or UT and Droidian on the Nexus 6P or Pixel2 XL for around $100. I just donated my Nexus 5 because although all works, it cannot do VoLTE which has become an issue in the US (although 2G support has been extended until the end of 2022). I own both the N6P and P2XL. My personal recomendation is the P2XL running UT because all works except MMS (it's being worked on). With N6P, all works including MMS except hotspot, and recorded videos must be played back using UT Media Player or other app from the openstore. Otherwise all works, has good battery life, and all three are a joy to use. Join us at UBports Forum or Telegram (Teleports) groups.
But, hang on to your Pinephone because improvements are coming.