Been there, done that, got the tshirt (a nice CyanogenMod one). Then I switched to iPhone years ago, and my regret is that I should have done that WAY earlier.
I had a: Nexus S, Galaxy S3, Sony XPeria Ultra, Nexus 6, Moto S. All those were bought with custom ROM support in mind. My experience was love and hate:
- Clean minimal Android is really NICE.
- Not having (insert Facebook bloatware here) on your phone is NICE!
- Custom ROMs break often, the moment you move away from a big project like CyanogenMOD (later LineageOS), you are pretty much depending on one or two people. If those people change phones, you are sol. Hell, it happens with big projects as well.
- Some apps don't work unless you install Magisk to bypass Google's Safetynet.
- One slight mistake flashing a device and you risk in having a nice paperweight.
- Flashing/modding your phone takes a LOT of time.
- Bootloader unlock might void warranties (might not be legal) but as an individual I can't fathom to sue a megacorp.
I realized that my time was way more precious than fiddling often with a phone, so I just went over to the iOS camp, never looked back. My mom is now using my old iPhone 6S Plus with latest and greatest version of iOS.
Been there, done that, got the tshirt (a nice CyanogenMod one). Then I switched to iPhone years ago, and my regret is that I should have done that WAY earlier.
I had a: Nexus S, Galaxy S3, Sony XPeria Ultra, Nexus 6, Moto S. All those were bought with custom ROM support in mind. My experience was love and hate:
- Clean minimal Android is really NICE.
- Not having (insert Facebook bloatware here) on your phone is NICE!
- Custom ROMs break often, the moment you move away from a big project like CyanogenMOD (later LineageOS), you are pretty much depending on one or two people. If those people change phones, you are sol. Hell, it happens with big projects as well.
- Some apps don't work unless you install Magisk to bypass Google's Safetynet.
- One slight mistake flashing a device and you risk in having a nice paperweight.
- Flashing/modding your phone takes a LOT of time.
- Bootloader unlock might void warranties (might not be legal) but as an individual I can't fathom to sue a megacorp.
I realized that my time was way more precious than fiddling often with a phone, so I just went over to the iOS camp, never looked back. My mom is now using my old iPhone 6S Plus with latest and greatest version of iOS.