Scenario in short:

I’m trying to install LineageOS onto a spare phone that I have (redmi note 8T) Hoping to get a daily driver out of it. The installation process requires me to install Android11 to install lineage on top of /over that. Which afaik isn’t directly available outside of some websites that I’ve never heard of.

For safety’s sake: would the install of lineage wipe the install of Android11? Or could there still remain backdoors?

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I personally wouldn’t recommend that

    …although if you are flashing it to a device with a locked bootloader it does need to be signed by the vendor (thus making tampering unlikely)

    • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Lineage OS devs require it to be on the final official release of Android 11 prior to flashing LOS in order to ensure it has the latest drivers it shipped with. This is pretty normal for custom ROMs. Plus, Android 11 was the last official release for OP’s device, anyway.