Never buy a OnePlus phone ever again. They now have a hardware anti-rollback fuse that blows if you revert to an earlier version or install a custom ROM.

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_phone_update_introduces_hardware_anti-rollback

@davidgerard people shouldn't buy OnePlus in the first place, because holy shit what garbage devices. Which get completely abandoned in 12 months or less.

@rootwyrm @davidgerard

My last two phones have been theirs because they are well supported by LineageOS. I'd still be using the 5T if it hadn't taken an unexpected trip through the washer dryer. The 9Pro that replaced it is also decent hardware.

Their Android version is awful, but easy to replace.

@davidgerard Actually, yes, you should buy #OnePlus 6. It is very well supported phone by mainline kernel, and they are getting real cheap now. You may want to avoid anything newer than that :-).

@davidgerard I don't use my phone much and usually have either my wife's hand me downs or some rando we got cheap.

My current phone is a oneplus nord n30. i've been meaning to put custom rom on it but haven't had the time.

Guess now I'll have to check to see if that will brick it.

I have already made the decision to just plan on paying top dollar going forward to have devices that are freedom respecting and want the device to serve me instead of the other way around.

@Jason_Dodd my fairphone 5 is nice, disadvantages: noticeably heavy (220g), not at all waterproof (the plastic back cover just pops off for your convenience) and the front camera's not good

other than that it's an extremely good high end phone

@davidgerard seeing clippy and talking about phones compels me to ask, "what do you think of rossman's phone company?"

@Jason_Dodd hadn't heard of it until your comment!

i mean looks like a nice idea, i have no idea if anyone's made a list of obvious issues

@davidgerard @Jason_Dodd Although the weight is compensated for by all the money you don't now have weighing down your trousers after buying it. :-)

@denisbloodnok @davidgerard lol. I suppose when it comes to devices and companies continually treating us worse and worse, i'll opt for paying more when i trust that won't be the same.

@Jason_Dodd @denisbloodnok the fairphone is reasonably priced for the loadout, the 6 is £549 on the site

(mine was a gift i should note)

@davidgerard i agree. the only thing is that i'm usually on the trailing edge when it comes to devices. my main computer or phone almost always costs me less than $100. so me paying for a fairphone or a framework laptop is saying something.

@Jason_Dodd i mean if i didn't get this i was gonna get a second hand note 13 🙂 ~£170. laptops are ex-corporate kit off eBay for £300 total.

@davidgerard @Jason_Dodd

The HMD Skyline manages replaceable battery and IP65 (find a video to show how it comes apart! ) , but it's closed-ROM with no known exploits - ( would LOVE to be 'well, actually'd about this.)
#HMD #GraphineOS

@Orb2069 @Jason_Dodd yeah fairphone 5 and 6 manage IP55 lol

fairphone sells phones with stock Android and e/os, and is not ROM-hostile (e.g. PostMarketOS is not official, it installs though not everything works yet)