New phone has finally been set up. Calls and texts work effortlessly. (after some slight issues transferring over from Verizon😮‍💨) But everything is functional.

This phone is running degoogled e/OS with some slight debloating( used Canta and Shizuku). Current set up so far:

Mobile Provider: Metro PCS (Metro by T-Mobile)

Launcher: Bliss Launcher -> Yagni Launcher (via debloating)

Email/Calander: Gmail - > Tuta Mail and Tuta Calander

Notes: Default app

Reader for PDFs and Books: Episteme

Maps: Google Maps - > Map Quest

Podcast Reader: Anytime Player

Phone/Contacts/Messages: Default/Default/ Right Messages (SMS and MMS support, No RCS)

Camera, Clock, Calculator and OpenKeyChain are Default.

Music: Trebel Music (for now)

Bookworm(NOT BookWyrm; this app is not apart of the Fediverse) a small community based app to talk about everything books.

Fediverse: Blorp (Lemmy)

The app with the umbrella is Travelers Insurance ( my car insurance)

App Stores: Aurora Store and App Lounge (default) along with the MicroG Compactibility if wanting to use that.

Keyboard: FUTO Keyboard

Browser: Startpage

Apps/Systems that I have removed via debloating: Blisslauncher, Blissweather, Mail (Default), Browser, Calander, FindMyDevice, Magic Earth (Maps), Tasks, Parental Control, Music, MJ PDF, Message (Default), Android Easter Egg.

This phone started running so much faster when debloating it. I cant believe it's not already an option to begin with. 😑

Looks pretty good.

By any chance, did you try running banking apps on this? That is one of the few things still holding me back.

Hey good job! Was e/OS easier to install than Lineage?

This phone already came pre-installed with e/OS when I brought it from Muerna. I didnt want to going though the complications of finding the right phone to install the software.

I installed it in an old xiaomi phone and went without a hitch. Just follow the guides in XDA developers and make sure you unlock and backup all the important data in the phone before the switch.

I actually did when I was using the phone. It works with MicroG, but limited without google services.

the list looks the same as the last update; what did you change?

I removed a couple of apps by debloating.

Switching my launcher from Bliss Launcher to Yagni Launcher.

Showed which mobile carrier I'm using.

But mostly, its just aesthetic changes.

I removed a couple of apps by debloating.

i try to avoid this by using the browser based versions of everything i use. i suspect that it might help with the way you're using lemmy through an app.

Here comes the laziness and convience, 😅 Its just easier to pop it up over the phone.

Here comes the laziness and convience ...

exactly why i haven made this jump like you did. lol

🤣🤣

Cheers mate from GrapheneOS.

Nice! Also, that's a cool wallpaper 😁

The biggest difference is probably that bootloader locking in LineageOS is a bitch, while /e/OS, CalyxOS, iodéOS, GrapheneOS (and maybe others) make it easy on those select devices they can relock.

https://piefed.social/post/1741494#comment_9999461

/e/OS and GrapheneOS have web installers. Do any others?
There's also https://openandroidinstaller.org/ that I don't know anything about.

https://community.e.foundation/t/list-banking-apps-on-e-os/33091