Newbie: fairphone OS too bloated for my taste, need your tipps

[yvmuell]

@cprima

I can root a Fairphone 4 with either Fairphone OS or /e/

Yes

@cprima

LineageOS support is not current (a version behind, no wide adoption of the fairphone in the LineageOS community)

Version behind? Its on Android 13 for the FP4.

@cprima

getting a bootloader unlock code is easy and quick (had a bad experince with Huawei support in that respect)

Yes

@cprima

a spare battery was not in stock when I ordered a few weeks ago, but such a shortage is temporary and I can typically expect availability (in the future)

Yes

@cprima

with a “rooted” OS I will be able to install an AdBlocker

Dont think you need to root for this

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